Many of your colleagues responded to the question “What else affects your job satisfaction?” with “Support for continuing learning” and “Educational opportunities.” This is reflected by 54% of survey respondents who stated that “Reimbursement for professional development” was an important benefit (see “Top 7 Benefits” above).
This year, 76% of respondents reported receiving remuneration—either money or time allowed or both—for CE, virtually unchanged from last year. Specifically,
- 24% received $0
- 10%, less than $500
- 13%, between $500 - $1,000
- 19%, between $1,001 - $1,500
- 19%, between $1,501 - $2,000
- 16%, more than $2,000
with average monetary compensation per year up approximately $350 over last year.
Responses to the amount of time you are allotted annually for CME ranged from “None” to “more than 5 weeks.”
- 29%, no time
- 33%, less than 1 week
- 33%, 1-2 weeks
- 2%, 3 weeks
- 1%, 4 weeks
- 0.11%, 5 weeks
- 2%, more than 5 weeks.