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KMID : 1094020120290010043
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics
2012 Volume.29 No. 1 p.43 ~ p.48
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A Survey on Professionalism and Job Satisfaction of Korean Veterinarians
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Chun Myung-Sun
Kim Jin-Seok
Lee Mun-Han
Ryu Pan-Dong
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Veterinary professionalism, job satisfaction, non-technical competences
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