Table 1.
Self-reported characteristics of 598 ASDP Dermatopathologist Survey Respondents
| Age | |
| Mean (SD) | 52 (11) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 389 (67%) |
| Female | 192 (33%) |
| Years of Interpretation | |
| Less than 5 years | 89 (15%) |
| 5 to 10 years | 138 (23%) |
| More than 10 years | 366 (62%) |
| Training | |
| Dermatology residency + DP fellowship | 215 (38%) |
| Pathology residency + DP fellowship | 297 (52%) |
| Daily interpretive volume | |
| Less than 50 cases | 235 (40%) |
| 50 to 80 cases | 194 (33%) |
| More than 80 cases | 158 (27%) |
| Proportion of practice devoted to dermatopathology | |
| Less than 50% | 168 (28%) |
| 50 to 80% | 117 (20%) |
| More than 80% | 265 (45%) |
| No of pathologists interpreting skin specimens in practice | |
| 1 | 133 (23%) |
| 2 to 5 | 359 (61%) |
| 6 to 10 | 78 (13%) |
| More than 10 | 21 (4%) |
| Referral base | |
| Dermatology only | 311 (55%) |
| Primary care, General Surgery, or Pathologist | 259 (45%) |
| Primary practice organization | |
| Community DP practice with academic affiliation | 165 (28%) |
| Community DP practice without academic affiliation | 208 (36%) |
| University-affiliated DP practice | 147 (25%) |
| Other | 64 (11%) |
| Method of reimbursement | |
| Fee-for-service | 215 (37%) |
| Salary only | 129 (22%) |
| Salary plus bonus | 208 (36%) |