Journal of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회지)

The Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회)
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A Survey on Professionalism and Job Satisfaction of Korean Veterinarians

한국 임상수의사의 전문직업성 및 직업만족도에 대한 연구

  • Chun, Myung-Sun (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Suk (College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Mun-Han (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ryu, Pan-Dong (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
  • Accepted : 2011.08.17
  • Published : 2012.02.29
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Abstract

This survey on professionalism and job satisfaction was aimed to analyze the veterinarians' attitude toward their profession and educational needs in Korea. Two hundred and ninety nine completed questionnaires were analyzed for this study. The participants considered nontechnical competences, such as communication skills and ethical decision making skills, important as medical knowledge and skills for veterinarians. There were significant differences in veterinarians' job satisfaction among the subgroups of gender, region, specialty, employment status, and work hours. The factor analysis of adjusted Hall's professionalism scale showed 4 dimensions of Veterinarians' professionalism; belief in self-regulation, belief in public service, using the professional organization as a major referent, and autonomy. Veterinarians' professionalism was significantly related to the job satisfaction. The survey results suggest that the educational program of professionalism should be needed for the professional development of veterinary students and veterinarians.

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