Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton 
 
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Physician Specialty Allergy & Immunology 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
1.4 1.5 1.4 0.8 1.7 1.2 1.1 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 27 29 27 15 33 23 21 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 28 
Status Surplus: 
Deficit: Surplus: Surplus: 
Deficit: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 1.5 
1 -1 1 13 -5 5 7 
 
1.3 
 
25 
 
Surplus: 3 
 
1.7 
 
33 
 
1.3 
 
25 
 
Deficit: -5 Surplus: 3 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
25 27 25 14 30 22 20 
23 
31 23 
 
Physician Specialty Anesthesiology 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
14.0 9.7 9.1 8.9 5.9 3.9 9.0 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 269 186 175 171 113 75 173 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 313 
 
/100k 16.3 
 
Status Surplus: 44 Surplus: 127 Surplus: 138 Surplus: 142 Surplus: 200 Surplus: 238 Surplus: 140 
 
7.0 
 
134 
 
Surplus: 179 
 
7.6 
 
146 
 
Surplus: 167 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
251 174 163 159 106 
70 161 
125 
136 
 
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Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton 
 
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Physician Specialty Cardiovascular Diseases 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
7.5 5.4 5.0 3.1 3.0 1.8 2.9 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 144 104 96 59 58 35 56 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 236 
 
/100k 12.3 
 
Status Surplus: 92 Surplus: 132 Surplus: 140 Surplus: 177 Surplus: 178 Surplus: 201 Surplus: 180 
 
3.6 
 
69 
 
2.6 
 
50 
 
4.2 
 
81 
 
3.5 
 
67 
 
Surplus: 167 Surplus: 186 Surplus: 155 Surplus: 169 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
134 97 90 56 54 32 52 
65 47 76 63 
 
Physician Specialty Dermatology 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
3.7 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.6 1.6 1.4 2.1 3.1 2.4 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 71 54 50 54 48 46 50 31 27 40 60 46 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 101 
Status Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 5.3 
30 47 51 47 53 55 51 70 74 61 41 55 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
66 50 47 50 45 43 47 29 25 38 56 43 
 
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Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton 
 
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Physician Specialty Emergency Medicine 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
10.5 5.5 5.2 5.4 6.7 5.3 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 202 106 100 104 129 102 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 263 
 
/100k 13.7 
 
Status Surplus: 61 Surplus: 157 Surplus: 163 Surplus: 159 Surplus: 134 Surplus: 161 
 
2.7 
 
52 
 
12.4 
 
238 
 
6.2 
 
119 
 
Surplus: 211 
Surplus: 25 Surplus: 144 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
188 99 93 97 
120 95 
48 
222 111 
 
Physician Specialty 
 
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism 
 
National Physician Standards* 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
 
AMA 
 
1.8 
 
Two Mature HMO 
 
1.1 
 
Adjusted FTE 
 
1.0 
 
GMENAC 
 
0.8 
 
Kaiser Portland 
 
0.9 
 
7 Kaiser Plans 
 
1.1 
 
GHC Seattle 
 
Three HMOs 
 
0.6 
 
Goodman 
 
Hicks & Glenn 
 
Solucient 
 
Average Requirement 
 
0.9 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 35 21 19 15 17 21 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 63 
Status Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
12 
 
Surplus: 
 
17 
 
Surplus: 
 
/100k 3.3 
28 42 44 48 46 42 
51 
46 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
32 20 18 14 16 20 
11 
16 
 
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Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report 
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Physician Specialty Family Practice 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
31.5 45.6 42.6 25.2 16.7 11.0 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 605 875 818 484 320 211 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 446 
 
/100k 23.2 
 
Status Deficit: -159 Deficit: -429 Deficit: -372 Deficit: -38 
Surplus: 126 Surplus: 235 
 
9.2 
 
177 
 
Surplus: 269 
 
16.2 
 
311 
 
22.5 
 
432 
 
23.6 
 
453 
 
Surplus: 135 Surplus: 14 
Deficit: -7 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
564 817 763 452 299 197 
165 
290 404 423 
 
Physician Specialty Gastroenterology 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
4.2 
3.1 
 
Population 1,919,157 
Physician Need 81 59 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 137 
Status Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 7.1 
56 78 
 
3.2 
 
61 
 
1.7 
 
33 
 
1.7 
 
33 
 
Surplus: 76 Surplus: 104 Surplus: 104 
 
1.3 
 
25 
 
3.5 
 
67 
 
2.4 
 
46 
 
Surplus: 112 
Surplus: 70 Surplus: 91 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
75 56 
57 30 30 
23 
63 43 
 
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Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton 
 
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Physician Specialty Hematology/Oncology 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
3.5 2.5 2.4 3.6 2.3 1.8 1.6 2.6 1.2 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 67 48 46 69 44 35 31 50 23 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 23 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
Adequate 
 
/100k 1.2 
-44 -25 -23 -46 -21 -12 -8 -27 
0 
 
1.1 
 
21 
 
2.1 
 
40 
 
Surplus: 2 Deficit: -17 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
63 45 43 65 41 32 29 47 22 
19 38 
 
Physician Specialty Infectious Disease 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
2.2 0.7 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.6 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 42 13 12 17 23 13 12 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 144 
 
/100k 7.5 
 
Status Surplus: 102 Surplus: 131 Surplus: 132 Surplus: 127 Surplus: 121 Surplus: 131 Surplus: 132 
 
0.8 
 
15 
 
Surplus: 129 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
39 13 11 16 22 13 11 
14 
 
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Physician Specialty Internal Medicine 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
53.1 21.4 20.0 28.8 28.1 30.3 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 1,019 411 384 553 539 582 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 875 
 
/100k 45.6 
 
Status Deficit: -144 
Surplus: 464 Surplus: 491 Surplus: 322 Surplus: 336 Surplus: 293 
 
16.7 
 
320 
 
Surplus: 555 
 
11.3 
 
217 
 
19.0 
 
365 
 
22.0 
 
422 
 
Surplus: 658 Surplus: 510 Surplus: 453 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
952 383 358 516 504 543 
299 
203 341 394 
 
Physician Specialty Nephrology 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
2.6 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.9 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 50 27 25 21 15 13 17 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 83 
Status Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 4.3 
33 56 58 62 68 70 66 
 
0.7 
 
14 
 
1.0 
 
19 
 
Surplus: 69 Surplus: 64 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
47 25 23 20 14 13 16 
13 18 
 
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Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report 
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Physician Specialty Neurological Surgery 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
1.9 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.4 
 
Population 1,919,157 
Physician Need 36 21 19 21 27 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 47 
Status Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 2.4 
11 26 28 26 20 
 
0.4 
 
8 
 
Surplus: 39 
 
0.7 
 
13 
 
Surplus: 34 
 
1.0 
 
19 
 
Surplus: 28 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
34 20 18 20 25 
7 
13 
18 
 
Physician Specialty Neurology 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
5.0 2.4 2.3 3.3 1.3 1.7 1.2 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 96 46 44 63 25 33 23 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 125 
 
/100k 6.5 
 
Status Surplus: 29 Surplus: 79 Surplus: 81 Surplus: 62 Surplus: 100 Surplus: 92 Surplus: 102 
 
2.1 
 
40 
 
1.4 
 
27 
 
1.8 
 
34 
 
1.9 
 
36 
 
Surplus: 85 Surplus: 98 Surplus: 91 Surplus: 89 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
90 43 41 59 23 30 22 
38 25 32 34 
 
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Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report 
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Physician Specialty OB/GYN 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
14.1 12.1 11.3 9.9 11.6 11.5 10.0 8.8 8.4 8.0 10.2 10.2 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 271 232 217 190 223 221 192 169 161 154 195 196 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 333 
 
/100k 17.4 
 
Status Surplus: 62 Surplus: 101 Surplus: 116 Surplus: 143 Surplus: 110 Surplus: 112 Surplus: 141 Surplus: 164 Surplus: 172 Surplus: 179 Surplus: 138 Surplus: 137 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
253 217 203 177 208 206 179 158 151 143 182 183 
 
Physician Specialty Opthalmology 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
6.0 5.9 5.5 4.6 2.4 3.1 5.0 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 115 113 106 88 46 59 96 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 168 
 
/100k 8.8 
 
Status Surplus: 53 Surplus: 55 Surplus: 62 Surplus: 80 Surplus: 122 Surplus: 109 Surplus: 72 
 
3.5 
 
67 
 
3.2 
 
61 
 
4.7 
 
90 
 
4.2 
 
81 
 
Surplus: 101 Surplus: 107 Surplus: 78 Surplus: 87 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
108 106 
99 82 43 56 90 
63 57 84 75 
 
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Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton 
 
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Physician Specialty Orthopedic Surgery 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
8.3 6.8 6.4 6.0 5.9 4.2 6.7 3.0 5.9 4.2 6.1 5.5 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 159 131 123 115 113 81 129 58 113 81 117 106 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 199 
 
/100k 10.4 
 
Status Surplus: 40 Surplus: 68 Surplus: 76 Surplus: 84 Surplus: 86 Surplus: 118 Surplus: 70 Surplus: 141 Surplus: 86 Surplus: 118 Surplus: 82 Surplus: 93 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
149 122 115 108 106 
75 120 
54 106 
75 110 
99 
 
Physician Specialty Otolaryngology 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
3.4 
3.2 
 
Population 1,919,157 
Physician Need 65 61 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 98 
Status Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 5.1 
33 37 
 
3.2 
 
61 
 
3.4 
 
65 
 
2.4 
 
46 
 
3.0 
 
58 
 
Surplus: 37 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 52 Surplus: 40 
 
3.0 
 
58 
 
Surplus: 40 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
61 57 
57 61 43 54 
54 
 
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Physician Specialty Pathology 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
6.3 1.9 1.8 6.4 3.3 1.8 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 121 36 35 123 63 35 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 150 
 
/100k 7.8 
 
Status Surplus: 29 Surplus: 114 Surplus: 115 Surplus: 27 Surplus: 87 Surplus: 115 
 
4.1 
 
79 
 
Surplus: 71 
 
3.2 
 
61 
 
Surplus: 89 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
113 34 32 
115 59 32 
73 
57 
 
Physician Specialty Pediatrics 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
24.9 16.6 15.5 12.4 11.9 16.0 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 478 319 297 238 228 307 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 562 
 
/100k 29.3 
 
Status Surplus: 84 Surplus: 243 Surplus: 265 Surplus: 324 Surplus: 334 Surplus: 255 
 
9.8 
 
188 
 
Surplus: 374 
 
7.6 
 
146 
 
13.9 
 
267 
 
13.0 
 
249 
 
Surplus: 416 Surplus: 295 Surplus: 313 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
446 297 278 222 213 287 
176 
136 249 233 
 
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Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report 
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Physician Specialty Plastic Surgery 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
2.4 
 
Population 
1,919,157 
Physician Need 46 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 93 
Status Surplus: 
 
/100k 4.8 
47 
 
1.1 
 
21 
 
0.3 
 
6 
 
0.4 
 
8 
 
1.1 
 
21 
 
2.3 
 
44 
 
2.2 
 
43 
 
1.2 
 
23 
 
Surplus: 72 Surplus: 87 
Surplus: 85 
Surplus: 72 Surplus: 49 Surplus: 50 Surplus: 70 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
43 
20 5 
7 
20 41 40 22 
 
Physician Specialty Psychiatry 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
13.6 7.7 7.2 15.4 5.2 4.1 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 261 148 138 296 100 79 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 434 
 
/100k 22.6 
 
Status Surplus: 173 Surplus: 286 Surplus: 296 Surplus: 138 Surplus: 334 Surplus: 355 
 
7.2 
 
138 
 
3.9 
 
75 
 
5.7 
 
110 
 
7.1 
 
136 
 
Surplus: 296 Surplus: 359 Surplus: 324 Surplus: 298 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
244 138 129 276 
93 73 
129 70 
103 127 
 
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Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report 
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Physician Specialty Pulmonary Diseases 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
3.5 2.0 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.4 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 67 38 36 27 27 19 27 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 106 
Status Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 5.5 
39 68 70 79 79 87 79 
 
1.4 
 
27 
 
Surplus: 79 
 
1.3 
 
25 
 
1.5 
 
29 
 
Surplus: 81 Surplus: 77 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
63 36 34 25 25 18 25 
25 
23 27 
 
Physician Specialty Radiology 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
11.4 13.6 13.7 7.7 8.5 4.7 7.7 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 219 261 263 148 163 90 148 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 285 
 
/100k 14.9 
 
Status Surplus: 66 Surplus: 24 Surplus: 22 Surplus: 137 Surplus: 122 Surplus: 195 Surplus: 137 
 
8.0 
 
154 
 
Surplus: 131 
 
9.1 
 
175 
 
Surplus: 110 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
204 244 246 138 152 
84 138 
143 
163 
 
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Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton 
 
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Physician Specialty Rheumatology 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
1.5 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.7 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 29 21 19 13 8 13 13 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 37 
Status Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 1.9 
8 16 18 24 29 24 24 
 
0.4 
 
8 
 
Surplus: 29 
 
1.3 
 
26 
 
0.8 
 
15 
 
Surplus: 11 Surplus: 22 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
27 20 18 13 7 13 13 
7 
24 14 
 
Physician Specialty General Surgery 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
12.5 9.4 8.8 9.7 7.0 6.2 5.9 4.2 9.7 4.1 6.0 7.1 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 240 180 169 186 134 119 113 81 186 79 115 136 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 213 
 
/100k 11.1 
 
Status Deficit: -27 
Surplus: 33 Surplus: 44 Surplus: 27 Surplus: 79 Surplus: 94 Surplus: 100 Surplus: 132 Surplus: 27 Surplus: 134 Surplus: 98 Surplus: 77 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
224 168 158 174 125 111 106 
75 174 
73 108 127 
 
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Physician Specialty Thoracic Surgery 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
1.5 
 
Population 
1,919,157 
Physician Need 29 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 35 
Status Surplus: 
 
/100k 1.8 
6 
 
0.8 
 
15 
 
0.1 
 
2 
 
Surplus: 20 Surplus: 33 
 
0.5 
 
10 
 
Surplus: 25 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
27 
14 2 
9 
 
Physician Specialty Urology 
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement 
 
Standard Phys/100,000 Pop. 
3.5 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.3 2.3 2.9 
 
Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 67 67 63 59 63 44 56 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 89 
Status Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 4.6 
22 22 26 30 26 45 33 
 
2.6 
 
50 
 
1.9 
 
36 
 
2.9 
 
55 
 
2.9 
 
56 
 
Surplus: 39 Surplus: 53 Surplus: 34 Surplus: 33 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need 
63 63 59 56 59 41 52 
47 34 51 52 
 
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Report created by Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, State of Georgia 
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no. 1:55-70. (6) Weiner, J.P. 1994 Forecasting the Effects of Health Reform on U.S. Physician Workforce Requirement. JAMA 272, no. 3:222-230. (7) Steinwachs, D., J.P. Weiner, S. Shapiro, et al. 1986. A Comparison of the Requirements for Primary Care Physicians in with Projections Made by the 
Graduate Medical National Advisory Committee. New England Journal of Medicine 314:217-222. (8) Kronick, R., D.C. Goodman, J. Wennberg, and E.Wagner. 1993. The Marketplace in Health Care Reform: The Demographic Limitations of Managed 
Competition. New England Journal of Medicine 328:1480152. See also, related NAPS Document 04998. (9) Vansdow, N.A. The Physician Workforce: Issues for Academic Medical Centers. Forum on the Future of Academic Medicine. December 2, 1996. (10) Forte, G.J., Dionne, M., Beaulieu, M., and Salsberg, E. Profile of New York State Physicians. Rensselaer, NY: Center for Health Workforce Studies, 
School of Public Health, SUNY Albany. April 2001. (11) A Review of Physician-to-Population Ratios. Merritt Hawkins & Associates. GMENAC, Goodman (Dec. 11, 1996 JAMA), Hicks & Glenn (1989 Journal of 
Health Care Management), Solucient (2003). (12) American Medical Association. Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US, 2010 Edition; 2010.