Smith R D, Benson E S, Anderson R E, Tholen D
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine.
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1989 Dec;113(12):1335-42.
An evaluation of 629 pathologists engaged in community hospital and private laboratory practice and representing 601 pathology practices of varying size shows surprising uniformity in the distribution of professional effort. On average, pathologists in community practice distribute their effort as follows: surgical pathology, 34.6%; autopsy pathology, 6.7%; cytology, 8.8%; clinical pathology, 18.0%; teaching, 6.0%; research and development, 2.3%; laboratory administration, 17.5%; hospital administration, 2.9%; and other, 3.2%. The average community pathologist is male, 52 years of age, and a graduate of an American medical school (60%). When surveyed in 1986, community pathologists worked an average of 50 hours per week and retired at an average age of 62 years.
对629名从事社区医院和私人实验室工作、代表601家不同规模病理业务的病理学家进行的评估显示，他们在专业工作分配上具有惊人的一致性。平均而言，社区病理学家的工作分配如下：外科病理学，34.6%；尸检病理学，6.7%；细胞学，8.8%；临床病理学，18.0%；教学，6.0%；研发，2.3%；实验室管理，17.5%；医院管理，2.9%；其他，3.2%。社区病理学家的平均情况为男性，52岁，毕业于美国医学院（60%）。1986年接受调查时，社区病理学家平均每周工作50小时，平均退休年龄为62岁。
