- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Trends in diagnostic radiology & radiology physicians
- Creator:
- Georgia. Board for Physician Workforce
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Community Health. Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Community Health. Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
- Date of Original:
- 2009-08
- Subject:
- Radiologists--Supply and demand--Georgia
Radiologists--Georgia--Statistics - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- chorochromatic maps
bar graphs - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fact sheet
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C910 .M1 2009 D5
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bc910-b-pm1-b2009-bd5-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bc910-b-pm1-b2009-bd5-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
TRENDS IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY & RADIOLOGY PHYSICIANS 1996-2006 SPECIALTY FACT SHEET SERIES SUMMER 2009 (No. 4 of 12) GEORGIA BOARD FOR PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE
SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF RADIOLOGY PHYSICIANS
Radiology Physician Distribution 2006 Secondary Care Service Areas* (SCSA)
Dade Catoosa
Murray
Fannin
Towns Rabun
Union
Whitfield Walker
Gilmer
White Habersham
Chattooga Gordon
Region 1
Lumpkin
Region 2
Stephens
Pickens Dawson
5.0 Banks Franklin Hart
5.7
Cherokee Forsyth Hall
Floyd
Bartow
Jackson Madison Elbert
Below State Rate Above State Rate
GA Rate = 8.6 US Rate = 11.2
Polk Paulding
Haralson
CRobeb gionG3winnett
Dekalb
9.6
Barrow Clarke Oglethorpe
Walton Oconee
Region 5
Wilkes
Lincoln
*Physicians per 100,000 population
Carroll
Douglas
Rockdale
Fulton Clayton
Newton
Morgan
5.6
Greene
Taliaferro
Columbia
McDuffie
Henry Fayette
Coweta
Heard
Region 4
Spalding
Troup
Meriwether
8.3
Pike
Lamar
Butts
Jasper
Putnam
RWeagrrieon n 7
Hancock G1las5co.0ck
Baldwin Monroe Jones
Region 6
Jefferson Washington
Richmond Burke
Harris
Upson
Talbot
Crawford Bibb 9.9 Wilkinson
Twiggs
Johnson Emanuel
Jenkins
Screven
Taylor Peach
Muscogee Region 8
Marion
Chattahoochee 9.6 Macon
Schley
Stewart Webster
Sumter
Houston
Bleckley Laurens Treutlen
Region 9
Bulloch Candler
Effingham
Region 12
Pulaski Dooly
Dodge 6.9WheMeloenrtgomToeormy bsTatnalEl vans
8.4
Bryan Chatham
Wilcox
Crisp
Telfair
Liberty
Quitman
Terrell Lee
Turner Ben Hill
Jeff Davis Appling
Long
Randolph
Irwin
Coffee Bacon
Wayne
McIntosh
Clay Calhoun Dougherty Worth
Tift
Region 11
Region 10
Early
Baker
8.9 Mitchell
Miller
Colquitt
Berrien Cook
5.5
Atkinson
Pierce
Ware
Brantley
Glynn
Seminole Decatur
Grady Thomas Brooks
Lanier Clinch Lowndes
Charlton
Camden
Echols
There was an increase in physicians becoming board certified between 1996 and 2006.
1996: 84.9% of radiology physicians were board certified compared to 73.4% of total physicians.
2006: 88.9% of radiology physicians were board certified compared to 83.2% of total physicians.
Seven of the twelve SCSAs are below the state rate and eleven are below the U.S. rate for radiology physicians.
The rate for Region 2, which includes northeast Georgia, is the lowest at 5.0.
Radiology physicians have increased by 17.0% between 1996 and 2006.
Of all the radiology physicians: 1996: 6.9% were residents 2006: 6.1% were residents
*State Service Delivery Regions; Effective July 1, 1998, the State Legislature voted to provide regional boundaries for the purpose of consistency in planning and service delivery from State Agencies.
Of all the residents: 1996: 6.0% were in radiology 2006: 12.7% were in radiology
MSA VERSUS NON-MSA DISTRIBUTION OF RADIOLOGY PHYSICIANS
Radiology physicians have always been concentrated in Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). However, there has been a decline of radiologists practicing in Non-Metropolitan Statistical Areas (Non-MSAs). From 2004 to 2006, there was a 6.6% decrease in the percentage of radiologists practicing in Non-MSA designated areas.
RADIOLOGY PHYSICIANS BY YEAR: GEORGIA MSA/NON-MSA
DESIGNATION MSA
NON-MSA
2004 82.0% 18.0%
2006 88.6% 11.4%
Georgia Board for Physician Workforce 1718 Peachtree St., N.W., Suite 683, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, (404) 206-5420 www.gbpw.georgia.gov Cherri Tucker, Executive Director. Colette Caldwell, Carla Graves, Kelly McNamara, and G.E. Alan Dever, M.D., Ph.D., contributors.
DEMOGRAPHICS
Radiology Physicians By Gender
100
84.4%
80
81.8%
60
40 15.6%
20
18.2%
0 1996
2006
Male Female
Radiology Physicians By Race
100 93.0% 77.9%
80
60
40
20
0 White
11.1%
1.9%
4.9% 6.3% 0.2% 4.7%
Black
Asian
1996 2006
Other
Since 1996, there has been an increase in the number of female radiology physicians practicing in Georgia. Overall, the percentage of minority physicians has increased (2.6%). Black physicians increased by 9.2%, while the percentage of white radiology physicians decreased by 15.1% between 1996 and 2006.
Percentage of Radiology Physicians and Total Physicians Age 55 and Older
1996 and 2006
30 24.9% 23.5%
28.0% 26.3%
20
10
0 1996
2006
Radiology Total Physicians
The percentage of radiologists age 55 and
older increased by 3.1% between 1996 and 2006.
Similarly, the percentage of total practicing
physicians age 55 and older increased by 2.8% during the same time period.
TRENDS IN THE NUMBER AND RATE OF RADIOLOGY PHYSICIANS
Over the last ten years, the NUMBER of radiology physicians practicing in Georgia has fluctuated from year-toyear, but increased overall. The RATE for radiology physicians has decreased, with fluctuations from year-toyear.
Total Number
1000
800 670 685 745
713 739
784
600
Rate per 100,000 Population 10 9.2 8.9 9.1 8.3 8.5 8.6
8
6
400
4
200
2
0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006