Table 4.
Reasons Physician Survey Participants were Unlikely to take a Certifying Exam in Pediatric Neuro-oncology if Available (participants could enter free text entries)
| Number of responses | % of respondents with response | |
|---|---|---|
| Survey-provided response options | ||
| I do not feel that formal board certification in pediatric neuro-oncology would be beneficial to my career | 21 | 36.8% |
| I do not feel that formal board certification in pediatric neuro-oncology is meaningful to my patients/families | 13 | 22.8% |
| Free texted entries | ||
| I am already too senior in my career | 7 | 12.3% |
| No time to study | 4 | 7.0% |
| Most of my clinical practice is not in pediatric neuro-oncology | 3 | 5.3% |
| Not interested in taking the test | 3 | 5.3% |
| I do not live in the US | 2 | 3.5% |
| I am already certified in adult neuro-oncology | 1 | 1.8% |
| I did not do a formal fellowship so don’t think I would be eligible for the exam | 1 | 1.8% |
| Most of my practice is adult patients | 1 | 1.8% |
| Other (no free text entry included by participant) | 1 | 1.8% |
| Total respondents: | 57 | |