Key capabilities required for podiatry graduates: A Delphi consensus study.

IF 2.5 3区 医学 Q1 ORTHOPEDICS
Shannon E Munteanu, Matthew Cotchett, Matthew J Oates, Nicoletta Frescos, Vivienne Chuter, Mike Frecklington, Marie T Butler, Nick W Haley, Hylton B Menz
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Abstract

Introduction: Work-readiness is linked to health professional graduates' job performance, satisfaction, engagement and retention. However, there is currently no podiatry-specific graduate employer work-readiness survey tool that has been developed with employers of graduate podiatrists. The aim of this study was to conduct a modified Delphi survey to achieve consensus among employers of podiatry graduates on the key capabilities required for podiatry graduates.

Methods: A Delphi method of consensus development was used, comprising three online survey rounds. Purposive sampling was used to recruit individuals with extensive experience and knowledge in mentoring and managing graduate podiatrists in Australia or New Zealand. In Round 1, participants were asked to rate agreement/disagreement with 71 items across seven domains relating to capabilities required of podiatry graduates that were extracted from a literature search and steering committee input. Participants were also asked to contribute further ideas in relation to these items, which were incorporated as new items (n = 7) in Round 2. In Rounds 2 and 3, participants re-appraised their ratings in view of the group consensus. Consensus was defined as ≥75% agreement. In Round 3, participants were also asked to rate the importance of each item as either 'essential' or 'optional'.

Results: Twenty-five participants (mean [SD] of 14.9 [5.7] years of experience in managing podiatry graduates in clinical practice in Australia or New Zealand) completed Round 1, 24 in Round 2, and 23 in Round 3. Of the 78 items presented to our expert panel, 61 (78.2%) achieved consensus and were accepted, and 17 (21.8%) were excluded. Of the 61 items that achieved consensus, thirty-nine (63.9%) were rated as 'essential' by 75% of more respondents.

Conclusion: Consensus among employers of podiatry graduates was established on the key capabilities required for podiatry graduates. Sixty-one items were identified across seven domains, and of these, 39 items were rated as 'essential'. The findings of this study have the potential to inform the creation of a podiatry-specific graduate employer work-readiness tool to provide feedback to podiatry education program providers and new graduates in the workplace.

足部毕业生所需的关键能力:德尔菲共识研究。
工作准备与卫生专业毕业生的工作表现、满意度、敬业度和保留率有关。然而,目前还没有专门针对足病毕业生雇主的工作准备调查工具,该工具已与足病毕业生雇主一起开发。本研究的目的是进行一项修正的德尔菲调查,以达成足部毕业生雇主对足部毕业生所需的关键能力的共识。方法:采用德尔菲共识发展法,包括三轮在线调查。有目的的抽样用于招募在澳大利亚或新西兰指导和管理研究生足病医生方面具有丰富经验和知识的个人。在第一轮中,参与者被要求对与足病毕业生所需能力有关的七个领域的71个项目进行同意/不同意评级,这些项目是从文献检索和指导委员会输入中提取的。参与者还被要求对这些项目提供进一步的想法,这些想法被纳入第二轮的新项目(n = 7)。在第二轮和第三轮中,参与者根据群体共识重新评估自己的评分。一致定义为≥75%的同意。在第三轮中,参与者还被要求将每个项目的重要性划分为“必要”或“可选”。结果:25名参与者(平均[SD] 14.9[5.7]年在澳大利亚或新西兰临床实践中管理足病毕业生的经验)完成了第1轮,第2轮24名,第3轮23名。在提交给专家组的78个项目中,61个(78.2%)达成共识并被接受,17个(21.8%)被排除。在达成共识的61个项目中,有39个(63.9%)被75%以上的受访者评为“必不可少”。结论:足病专业毕业生的用人单位对足病专业毕业生的关键能力要求达成了共识。在7个领域中确定了61个项目,其中39个项目被评为“必不可少”。本研究的发现有可能为足病专业毕业生雇主工作准备工具的创建提供信息,以向足病教育计划提供者和工作场所的新毕业生提供反馈。
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CiteScore
4.50
自引率
10.30%
发文量
83
审稿时长
>12 weeks
期刊介绍: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, the official journal of the Australian Podiatry Association and The College of Podiatry (UK), is an open access journal that encompasses all aspects of policy, organisation, delivery and clinical practice related to the assessment, diagnosis, prevention and management of foot and ankle disorders. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research covers a wide range of clinical subject areas, including diabetology, paediatrics, sports medicine, gerontology and geriatrics, foot surgery, physical therapy, dermatology, wound management, radiology, biomechanics and bioengineering, orthotics and prosthetics, as well the broad areas of epidemiology, policy, organisation and delivery of services related to foot and ankle care. The journal encourages submissions from all health professionals who manage lower limb conditions, including podiatrists, nurses, physical therapists and physiotherapists, orthopaedists, manual therapists, medical specialists and general medical practitioners, as well as health service researchers concerned with foot and ankle care. The Australian Podiatry Association and the College of Podiatry (UK) have reserve funds to cover the article-processing charge for manuscripts submitted by its members. Society members can email the appropriate contact at Australian Podiatry Association or The College of Podiatry to obtain the corresponding code to enter on submission.
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