Table 1.

Characteristics of study pathologists (N = 252)

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