Table 2 Demographics for the 29 interview participants.

From: Challenges in genetic testing: clinician variant interpretation processes and the impact on clinical care

 

N (%)

Specialty

 

Genetic counselor (GC)a

16 (55%)

 Subspecialty

 

  Pediatric

10

  Cancer

5

  Prenatal

3

  Cardiology

2

Medical geneticist (MG)

2 (7%)

Other provider (OP)

11 (38%)

 Practice level

 

  Physician

7

   Nurse practitioner

4

 Subspecialty

 

  General pediatrics

2

  Neonatology

2

  Neurology

1

  Cardiology

1

  Hematology/oncology

2

  Developmental pediatrics

2

  Craniofacial

1

Years of practice

 0–4

12 (41%)

 5–9

8 (28%)

 10–14

4 (14%)

 15+

5 (17%)

Frequency communicating genetic results

 <3 times per monthb

4 (13.8%)

 3–5 times per monthb

7 (24.1%)

 >5 times per monthc

18 (62.1%)

Gender

 Female

24 (83%)

 Male

5 (17%)

  1. aSome participants practice in multiple specialties so specialty counts will exceed 16.
  2. bAll participants in group were OPs.
  3. cAll participants in group were GCs or MGs.
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