P-54 Job Satisfaction Among Physicians at a Tertiary Care Institution in Georgetown Guyana.

Methods:  Using convenience sampling, 46 physicians from a tertiary care institution in Guyana responded to a hospital wide email that requested their participation. Each physician was given a questionnaire which was a modified version of the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire which gives a total satisfaction score (TSS) and 20 different sub-scores. Total and sub-scores were calculated. Gender effects were tested using the student’s t test, while age effects were tested using regression analysis.

Results:  There were 30(65.2%) males and 16(34.7%) females with a mean age of 32.1(sd=4.65) years. The TSS ranged from 151-494 with a mean of 322.28(sd=66.84). Each subscale had a maximum possible score of 25. Of the 20 sub-scales, satisfaction with the level of service provided by themselves received the highest mean equalling 18.02(sd=4.83) while the level of compensation received the lowest mean score equalling 13.8(sd=5.94). There was no significant relationship between gender and the TSS or any of the subscales. There was no correlation between age and TSS, but there was a positive correlation between age and satisfaction with compensation (r=0.3504, p=0.017) and working conditions (r=0.3525, p=0.016).

Conclusion:  There is no relationship between gender and age with job satisfaction among the physicians at this institution. Physicians were most satisfied with the level of service that they provide and least satisfied with their compensation. Older physicians are more likely to be satisfied with their working conditions and compensation. The results from this study allow for targeted interventions for recruitment and retention of physicians.