Table 2.
Characteristics of Participating Pathologists (N=115)
Demographics | No. (%) |
---|---|
Age at survey, y | |
33–39 | 16 (13.9) |
40–49 | 41 (35.7) |
50–59 | 42 (36.5) |
≥60 | 16 (13.9) |
Sex | |
Men | 69 (60.0) |
Women | 46 (40.0) |
State of clinical practice | |
Alaska | 4 (3.5) |
Maine | 11 (9.6) |
Minnesota | 19 (16.5) |
New Hampshire | 4 (3.5) |
New Mexico | 4 (3.5) |
Oregon | 15 (13.0) |
Vermont | 9 (7.8) |
Washington | 49 (42.6) |
Clinical Practice and Breast Pathology Expertise | |
Laboratory group practice size | |
<10 pathologists | 68 (59.1) |
≥10 pathologists | 47 (40.9) |
Fellowship training in breast pathology | |
No | 109 (94.8) |
Yes | 6 (5.2) |
Affiliated with an academic medical center | |
No | 87 (75.7) |
Yes, adjunct/affiliated clinical faculty | 17 (14.8) |
Yes, primary appointment | 11 (9.6) |
Considered an expert in breast pathology by colleagues | |
No | 90 (78.3) |
Yes | 25 (21.7) |
Years interpreting breast pathology cases (not including residency/fellowship training) | |
0–4 | 22 (19.1) |
5–9 | 23 (20.0) |
10–19 | 34 (29.6) |
≥20 | 36 (31.3) |
Percentage of breast specimen interpretation in caseload | |
0–9 | 59 (51.3) |
10–24 | 45 (39.1) |
25–49 | 8 (7.0) |
50–74 | 2 (1.7) |
≥75 | 1 (0.9) |
No. of breast cases interpreted per week | |
0–4 | 31 (27.0) |
5–9 | 44 (38.3) |
10–19 | 31 (27.0) |
20–29 | 4 (3.5) |
30–39 | 3 (2.6) |
40–49 | 1 (0.9) |
≥50 | 1 (0.9) |
Impressions About Breast Pathology | |
Confidence in assessments of breast cases | |
1 (Very confident) | 14 (12.2) |
2 | 66 (57.4) |
3 | 27 (23.5) |
4 | 8 (7.0) |
5 | 0 |
6 (Not confident at all) | 0 |
Challenge of interpreting breast cases | |
1 (Very easy) | 1 (0.9) |
2 | 13 (11.3) |
3 | 43 (37.4) |
4 | 44 (38.3) |
5 | 14 (12.2) |
6 (Very challenging) | 0 |
More nervous interpreting breast pathology than other types of pathology | |
1 (Strongly disagree) | 13 (11.3) |
2 | 35 (30.4) |
3 | 16 (13.9) |
4 | 28 (24.3) |
5 | 20 (17.4) |
6 (Strongly agree) | 3 (2.6) |
Enjoys interpreting breast pathology | |
1 (Strongly disagree) | 0 |
2 | 9 (7.8) |
3 | 13 (11.3) |
4 | 27 (23.5) |
5 | 46 (40.0) |
6 (Strongly agree) | 20 (17.4) |