Pathologist Staffing Survey March 2010
March 2010
Total # of responders to the survey : 16
A. Surgical accessions the past calendar year:
Mean 35,163
< or = 20,000 - 6 departments
>20,000 but < or = 40,000 - 4 departments
>40,000 but < 50,000 - 5 departments
>100,000 - 1 department
B. Number of pathologist FTE's per department:
Mean 12.48 (range,3-43)
C. Number of surgical accessions per pathologist FTE:
Mean 2,818 (range 1,291-6,087)
D. Optimum number of Pathologist FTE's per department:
Mean 13.6 (range 3-43)
***Fourteen people responded to this question, and 10 of them thought there should be more FTE's in their AP department than they have currently.***