- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Trends in urology physicians 1996-2006
- Creator:
- Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2006
- Subject:
- Urologists--Supply and demand--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- chorochromatic maps
bar graphs
state government records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Description based on online resource harvested on December 12, 2013 from dch.georgia.gov; title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed December 10, 2015)
- External Identifiers:
- OCLC 932068347
NZ MMS ID 9910428518802931
Call Number C910 .M1 2009 U7 - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bc910-b-pm1-b2009-bu7-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bc910-b-pm1-b2009-bu7-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (2 pages) : color illustrations, color map
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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TRENDS IN UROLOGY PHYSICIANS 1996-2006 SPECIALTY FACT SHEET SERIES FALL 2009 (No. 9 of 12)
GEORGIA BOARD FOR PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE
SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF UROLOGY PHYSICIANS
Urology Physician Distribution 2006 Secondary Care Service Areas* (SCSA)
Dade Catoosa
Fannin
Towns Rabun
Murray
Union
Whitfield
White
Walker
Chattooga Gordon
Region 1
Floyd
2.0 Bartow
Gilmer
Habersham
Pickens
Lumpkin
Region
2
Stephens
2.8 Dawson
Banks Franklin
Hart
Cherokee Forsyth Hall
Jackson Madison Elbert
Below State Rate Above State Rate
GA Rate = 3.0 US Rate = 3.5
Polk
Cobb
Region 3 Paulding
Haralson
Gwinnett Barrow Clarke Oglethorpe
Dekalb
Walton Oconee
Wilkes
*Physicians per 100,000 population Lincoln
3.4 Reg2io.5n 5 Carroll
Douglas
Rockdale
Fulton Clayton
Newton
Morgan Greene Taliaferro
Columbia
McDuffie
Region 7 Coweta
Heard
Henry Fayette
Butts Spalding
Jasper
Warren Putnam
Hancock Glascock
Richmond
Region 4 4.2 Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe 2.5 Region 6 Troup
Baldwin Jones
Jefferson Washington
Burke
Harris
Upson
Talbot
2.4 Bibb
Crawford
Wilkinson
Twiggs
Johnson Emanuel
Jenkins
Screven
Taylor
Peach
Muscogee
Region 8 Marion
Houston Bleckley Laurens
Treutlen
Bulloch Candler
Effingham
Region 9 Region 12 Chattahoochee
Macon
2.8 Schley
2.0 3.5 Stewart Webster
Sumter
Pulaski Dodge Dooly
Wilcox
Montgomery
Evans
Wheeler
Tatnall Toombs
Bryan Chatham
Crisp
Telfair
Liberty
Quitman
Terrell Lee
Randolph
Clay Calhoun Dougherty
Region 10
Early
Baker
3.3 Mitchell
Miller
Turner
Ben Hill
Jeff Davis Appling
Long
Worth Colquitt
Irwin
Coffee Bacon
Wayne
Tift Region 11
Pierce
Berrien 2.9
Cook
Atkinson
Ware
Brantley
McIntosh Glynn
Seminole Decatur
Grady Thomas Brooks
Lanier Lowndes
Clinch
Charlton
Camden
Echols
There was an increase in physicians becoming board certified between 1996 and 2006.
1996: 83.7% of urologists physicians were board certified compared to 73.4% of total physicians.
2006: 86.5% of urology physicians were board certified compared to 83.2% of total physicians.
Urologists have grown by 11.7% between 1996 & 2006.
Of all the urology physicians: 1996: 4.4% were residents 2006: 1.1% were residents
Of all the residents: 1996: 1.4% were in urology 2006: 0.9% were in urology
*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.
MSA VERSUS NON-MSA DISTRIBUTION OF UROLOGY PHYSICIANS
Urology physicians have always been concentrated in Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). Likewise, there has been a decline in urologists practicing in Non-Metropolitan Statistical Areas (Non-MSAs). From 2004 to 2006, there was a 9.5% decrease in the percentage of urologists practicing in Non-MSA designated areas.
UROLOGY PHYSICIANS BY YEAR: GEORGIA MSA/NON-MSA
DESIGNATION MSA
NON-MSA
2004 77.9% 22.1%
2006 87.4% 12.6%
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
Urology Physicians By Gender
97.6% 100
95.3%
80
60
40
20
2.4%
4.7%
0 1996
2006
Male Female
Urology Physicians By Race
100 89.8%80.9% 80
60
40
20
0 White
5.1% 10.7% 4.1% 5.6% 1.0% 2.8%
Black
Asian
1996 2006
Other
Since 1996, there has been an increase in the number of female urology physicians practicing in Georgia. Additionally, the percentage of black physicians has increased by 5.6%, while the percentage of white urology physicians has decreased by 8.9% between 1996 and 2006.
Percentage of Urology Physicians and Total Physicians Age 55 and Older
1996 and 2006
40 29.9%
30
23.5%
36.7% 26.3%
20
10
0 1996
2006
Urology Total Physicians
The percentage of urologists age 55 and older
increased 6.8% 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 UROLOGY PHYSICIANS
Over the last ten years, the NUMBER of urology physicians practicing in Georgia has fluctuated from year-toyear, but increased overall. The RATE for urology physicians has decreased from 3.4 in 1996 to 3.0 in 2006.
Total Number 400 300 248 261 249 262 258 277
Rate per 100,000 Population
4 3.4 3.4
3
3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0
200
2
100
1
0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006