Table 1.
Characteristics | N (%) |
---|---|
Age (years) | |
<40 | 31 (12) |
40–49 | 83 (33) |
50–59 | 92 (37) |
≥60 | 46 (18) |
Gender | |
Female | 93 (37) |
Male | 159 (63) |
Affiliation with academic medical center | |
No | 183 (72) |
Yes, adjunct/affiliated | 42 (17) |
Yes, primary appointment | 27 (11) |
Fellowship training in breast pathologya | |
No | 129 (51) |
Yes, surgical | 119 (47) |
Yes, breast pathology | 12 (5) |
Years interpreting breast pathologyb | |
<5 | 46 (18) |
5–9 | 44 (18) |
10–19 | 89 (35) |
≥20 | 73 (29) |
Percent of caseload interpreting breast specimens | |
<10 % | 126 (50) |
10–24 % | 104 (41) |
>25 % | 22 (9) |
Number of breast cases per week | |
<5 | 57 (23) |
5–9 | 109 (43) |
10–19 | 64 (25) |
>20 | 22 (9) |
Considered an expert in breast pathology by colleagues | |
No | 200 (79) |
Yes | 52 (21) |
aEight respondents were trained in both surgical and breast pathology, resulting in a column total >100 % for this variable
bNot including residency/fellowship training