Harriet Koorts, Anna Timperio, Chris Lonsdale, Nicola D Ridgers, David R Lubans, Jacqueline Della Gatta, Adrian Bauman, Amanda Telford, Lisa Barnett, Karen E Lamb, Natalie Lander, Samuel K Lai, Taren Sanders, Lauren Arundell, Helen Brown, Katrina Wilhite, Jo Salmon
Scaling up a school-based intervention to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in children: protocol for the TransformUs hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial
BMJ open
purpose study explore academic faculty employer recent graduate perspectives work readiness australian new graduate physical therapists private practice factors influence new graduate preparation transition private practice study used mixedmethods design 3 surveys 12 focus groups total 112 participants completed survey 52 participated focus groups descriptive statistics used summarize quantitative data thematic analysis used analyze qualitative data triangulation across participant groups data sources undertaken australian new graduate physical therapists perceived somewhat ready private practice ready third year employment participants proposed new graduates bring enthusiasm readiness learn contemporary researchinformed knowledge new graduates also perceived find autonomous clinical reasoning timely caseload management difficult limited business marketing administration knowledge skills present underdeveloped confidence communication interpersonal skills factors perceived influence graduate transition included private practice experience clinical placements employment employer client expectations graduate capabilities workplace support university academic preparation continuing education individual graduate attributes skills australian new graduate physical therapists strengths limitations relation clinical business employability knowledge skills new graduate work readiness transition may enhanced additional private practice experience employer client expectation management provision workplace support tailored university continuing education number new graduate physical therapists employed private practice australia increasing however study work readiness setting unknown exploration new graduate performance private practice transition help increase understanding enhancement workreadiness