title: Identifying work setting profile factors from the Career Pathway Evaluation Program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the work factors associated with 28 different career areas as reported by pharmacists who responded to the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Career Pathway Evaluation Program for Pharmacy Professionals, 2012 Pharmacist Profile Survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from the 1,119 completed survey instruments from the 2012 Pharmacist Profile Survey were analyzed. Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify the underlying factors that best represented respondents' work setting profiles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eleven underlying factors were identified for the respondents' work setting profiles: patient care, application of clinical knowledge, innovation, stress, research, managerial responsibility, work schedule flexibility, job position flexibility, self-actualization, geographic location, and continuity of coworker relationships. Findings revealed variation for these underlying factors among career categories.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Variation among pharmacist career types exists. The profiles constructed in this study describe the characteristics of various career paths and can be helpful for decisions regarding educational, experiential, residency, and certification training in pharmacist careers.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Jon C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Schommer
authors.forename: Elliott M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Sogol
authors.forename: Lawrence M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D003625:Data Collection; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024382:Professional Role; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration
keywords: career; pharmacist; survey; work setting profile