Pathology Residents' Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Breast Pathology.

Context.--Breast pathology (BP) is considered to be subject to interobserver variability among pathologists, emphasizing the need for adequate training. However, specifics of BP residency training have not been elucidated. Objective.--To assess the characteristics of BP residency training in the Uni...

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Publicado en:Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Vol. 148; no. 3; pp. 371 - 377
Autores principales: Harper, Erika M., Henderson-Jackson, Evita, Rosa, Marilin
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: College of American Pathologists Mar2024
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          Harper, Erika M.
          Henderson-Jackson, Evita
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          Education, Medical United States
          Pathology, Clinical Education
          Interns and Residents Education
          Breast Pathology
          Breast Neoplasms Education
          Curriculum
          Student Attitudes Evaluation
          Human
          United States
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Open-Ended Questionnaires
          Student Satisfaction
          Pathology Assistants Psychosocial Factors
          Time Factors
          Hand Off (Patient Safety)
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
      ab: Context.--Breast pathology (BP) is considered to be subject to interobserver variability among pathologists, emphasizing the need for adequate training. However, specifics of BP residency training have not been elucidated. Objective.--To assess the characteristics of BP residency training in the United States. Design.--A Qualtrics-managed online survey was emailed to program directors of all US pathology residency programs, requesting them to forward the survey link to their pathology residents. Results.--One hundred seventeen residents' survey responses were evaluable. Most responses (92; 79%) came from residents in university hospital-based programs. Thirty-five respondents (30%) had a dedicated BP rotation in their program. Most respondents believed that BP was an important part of training (96 of 100; 96%) and pathology practice (95 of 100; 95%). Seventy-one respondents believed that their BP training was adequate overall (71 of 100; 71%). Forty-one percent of respondents indicated that they would not like BP to be a significant part of their future practice. The main reasons given were that they had a different preferred area of interest, that they lacked interest in BP, or that breast cases were time-consuming to sign out. Conclusions.--Our results show that in the United States, most programs do not offer a dedicated BP rotation, but breast cases are signed out by subspecialized or experienced breast pathologists. In addition, most respondents believed that they received adequate training and would be competent to independently sign out BP in the future. Additional studies addressing new-in-practice pathologists' proficiency in BP will further help elucidate the quality of BP training in the United States.
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