Trends in gynecology physicians 1996-2006

TRENDS IN GYNECOLOGY PHYSICIANS 1996-2006 SPECIALTY FACT SHEET SERIES WINTER 2010 (No. 12 of 12)
GEORGIA BOARD FOR PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE

SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF GYNECOLOGY PHYSICIANS

Gynecology

There was an increase in gynecology physicians

Physician Distribution 2006 Secondary Care Service Areas* (SCSA)

Dade Catoosa

Murray

Fannin

Towns Rabun

Union

Whitfield Walker

Gilmer

White Habersham

Chattooga Gordon
Region 1

1.3

Floyd

Bartow

Pickens

Lumpkin
Region

2

Stephens

2.0 Dawson

Banks Franklin

Hart

Cherokee Forsyth Hall

Jackson Madison Elbert

Below State Rate Above State Rate
GA Rate = 2.9 US Rate = 0.8

Polk Paulding
Haralson

CRobbegionGw3innett
Dekalb
4.1

Barrow Clarke Oglethorpe

Walton Oconee
Region 5

Wilkes

* Physicians per 100,000 population
Lincoln

Carroll

Douglas

Rockdale

Fulton Clayton

Newton

2.3 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 1.3 Region 6 Troup

Baldwin Jones

Jefferson Washington

Burke

Harris

Upson

Talbot

3.0 Bibb
Crawford

Wilkinson

Twiggs

Johnson Emanuel

Jenkins

Screven

Taylor

Peach

Muscogee

Bulloch

Region 8 Marion

Bleckley Laurens Houston

Treutlen

Candler

Region 9 Region 12 Chattahoochee

Macon

2.3 Schley

0.3 2.9 Stewart Webster

Sumter

Pulaski Dodge Dooly
Wilcox

Montgomery

Evans

Wheeler

Tatnall Toombs

Effingham Bryan Chatham

Crisp

Telfair

Liberty

Quitman

Terrell Lee

Randolph

Clay Calhoun Dougherty

Region 10

Early

Baker

1.4 Mitchell

Miller

Turner

Ben Hill

Jeff Davis Appling

Long

Worth Colquitt

Irwin

Coffee Bacon

Wayne

Tift Region 11

Pierce

Berrien 0.3

Cook

Atkinson

Ware

Brantley

McIntosh Glynn

Seminole Decatur

Grady Thomas Brooks

Lanier Lowndes

Clinch

Charlton

Camden

becoming board certified between 1996 and 2006. o 1996: 85.3% of gynecology physicians were
board certified compared to 73.4% of total physicians. o 2006: 88.7% of gynecology physicians were board certified compared to 83.2% of total physicians.
The number of gynecology physicians has increased by 45.9% between 1996 and 2006.
Eight of the twelve SCSAs are below the state rate of 2.9 for gynecology physicians.
Ten of Georgia's SCSAs are above the national rate of 0.8 gynecology physicians.
The rate for Regions 9 and 11 are the lowest in the state at 0.3 per 100,000 population.
Of all the gynecology physicians*: o 1996: 6.1% were residents o 2006: 1.2% were residents

Echols

Of all the residents*:

o 1996: 7.0% were in gynecology

*State Service Delivery Regions; Effective July 1, 1998, the State

o 2006: 3.4% were in gynecology

Legislature voted to provide regional boundaries for the purpose of

consistency in planning and service delivery from State Agencies.

*Note: Refers to OB/GYN residents.

MSA VERSUS NON-MSA DISTRIBUTION OF GYNECOLOGY PHYSICIANS
Gynecology physicians have always been concentrated in Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). However, there has been a decline of gynecology physicians practicing in Non-Metropolitan Statistical Areas (Non-MSA's). From 2004 to 2006, there was an 11.3% decrease in the percentage of gynecology physicians practicing in Non-MSA designated areas.
GYNECOLOGY PHYSICIANS BY YEAR: GEORGIA MSA/NON-MSA

DESIGNATION MSA
NON-MSA

2004 84.5% 15.5%

2006 95.8% 4.2%

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

Gynecology Physicians By Gender

100 80.6%

80

66.8%

Gynecology Physicians By Race
100 91.8%
77.4% 80

60
33.2% 40
19.4%
20

0 Male

Female

1996 2006

60
40
20
0 White

12.1%

1.4%

4.8% 6.5% 2.0% 4.0%

Black

Asian

1996 2006

Other

Since 1996, there has been a 13.8% increase in the number of female gynecology physicians practicing in Georgia. Additionally, the percentage of black gynecology physicians has increased by 10.7%, while the percentage of white gynecology physicians has decreased by 14.4% since 1996.

Percentage of Gynecology Physicians and Total Physicians Age 55 and Older
1996 and 2006

57.8% 60

54.1%

40

23.5%

20

26.3%

0 1996

2006

Gynecology Physicians Total Physicians

The percentage of gynecology physicians
age 55 and older decreased by 3.7% between 1996 and 2006.
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 GYNECOLOGY PHYSICIANS

Overall, the NUMBER of gynecology physicians practicing in Georgia has increased from 1996 to 2006. The total number increased by 154 between 2004 and 2006. At the same time, the total number of OB/GYN physicians decreased. This pattern may reflect physicians phasing out obstetrics services,
particularly as they get closer to retirement or in response to the high cost of medical liability insurance.
The overall RATE for gynecology physicians has also increased from 1996 to 2006. The rate decreased
each cycle from 1998 to 2004 before increasing by 1.6 in 2006.

Total Number

300

264

250

200 181 192 184

150

119 110

100

50

Rate per 100,000 Population 4

3 2.5 2.6

2.8

2.2

2 1.4 1.2

1

0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006

0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006