Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 52 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty Page 1 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 1.3 1.7 1.3 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 6 1.6 Physician Need 5 Status Surplus: 1 6 Adequate 0 5 Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 3 6 Adequate 0 5 Surplus: 1 4 Surplus: 2 5 Surplus: 1 6 Adequate 0 5 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 5 6 5 3 6 4 4 5 6 5 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 7.0 7.6 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 40 10.6 Physician Need 53 Status Deficit: -13 37 Surplus: 3 34 Surplus: 6 34 Surplus: 6 22 Surplus: 18 15 Surplus: 25 34 Surplus: 6 26 Surplus: 14 29 Surplus: 11 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 52 36 34 33 22 14 33 26 28 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 52 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty Page 2 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 3.6 2.6 4.2 3.5 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 31 8.2 Physician Need 28 Status Surplus: 3 20 Surplus: 11 19 Surplus: 12 12 Surplus: 19 11 Surplus: 20 7 Surplus: 24 11 Surplus: 20 14 Surplus: 17 10 Surplus: 21 16 Surplus: 15 13 Surplus: 18 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 28 20 18 11 11 7 11 13 10 16 13 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 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 14 3.7 Physician Need 14 Status Adequate 0 11 Surplus: 3 10 Surplus: 4 11 Surplus: 3 9 Surplus: 5 9 Surplus: 5 10 Surplus: 4 6 Surplus: 8 5 Surplus: 9 8 Surplus: 6 12 Surplus: 2 9 Surplus: 5 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 14 10 10 10 9 9 10 6 5 8 12 9 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 52 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty Page 3 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 2.7 12.4 6.2 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 55 14.6 Physician Need 40 Status Surplus: 15 21 Surplus: 34 20 Surplus: 35 20 Surplus: 35 25 Surplus: 30 20 Surplus: 35 10 Surplus: 45 47 Surplus: 8 23 Surplus: 32 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 39 20 19 20 25 20 10 46 23 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 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 4 1.1 Physician Need 7 Status Deficit: -3 4 Adequate 0 4 Adequate 0 3 Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 1 4 Adequate 0 2 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 7 4 4 3 3 4 2 3 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 52 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty Page 4 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 9.2 16.2 22.5 23.6 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 111 29.4 Physician Need 119 Status Deficit: -8 172 Deficit: -61 161 Deficit: -50 95 Surplus: 16 63 Surplus: 48 42 Surplus: 69 35 Surplus: 76 61 Surplus: 50 85 Surplus: 26 89 Surplus: 22 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 116 168 157 93 61 40 34 60 83 87 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 3.2 1.7 1.7 1.3 3.5 2.4 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 18 4.8 Physician Need 16 Status Surplus: 2 12 Surplus: 6 12 Surplus: 6 6 Surplus: 12 6 Surplus: 12 5 Surplus: 13 13 Surplus: 5 9 Surplus: 9 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 15 11 12 6 6 5 13 9 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 52 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty Page 5 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 0.8 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 6 1.6 Physician Need 8 Status Deficit: -2 3 Surplus: 3 2 Surplus: 4 3 Surplus: 3 5 Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 3 2 Surplus: 4 3 Surplus: 3 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 8 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 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 16.7 11.3 19.0 22.0 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 100 26.5 Physician Need 200 Status Deficit: -100 81 Surplus: 19 75 Surplus: 25 109 Deficit: -9 106 Deficit: -6 114 Deficit: -14 63 Surplus: 37 43 Surplus: 57 72 Surplus: 28 83 Surplus: 17 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 195 79 74 106 103 112 61 42 70 81 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 52 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty Page 6 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 0.7 1.0 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 8 2.1 Physician Need 10 Status Deficit: -2 5 Surplus: 3 5 Surplus: 3 4 Surplus: 4 3 Surplus: 5 3 Surplus: 5 3 Surplus: 5 3 Surplus: 5 4 Surplus: 4 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 10 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 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 0.4 0.7 1.0 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 9 2.4 Physician Need 7 Status Surplus: 2 4 Surplus: 5 4 Surplus: 5 4 Surplus: 5 5 Surplus: 4 2 Surplus: 7 3 Surplus: 6 4 Surplus: 5 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 7 4 4 4 5 1 3 4 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 52 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty Page 7 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 2.1 1.4 1.8 1.9 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 14 3.7 Physician Need 19 Status Deficit: -5 9 Surplus: 5 9 Surplus: 5 12 Surplus: 2 5 Surplus: 9 6 Surplus: 8 5 Surplus: 9 8 Surplus: 6 5 Surplus: 9 7 Surplus: 7 7 Surplus: 7 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 18 9 8 12 5 6 4 8 5 7 7 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 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 43 11.4 Physician Need 53 Status Deficit: -10 46 Deficit: -3 43 Adequate 0 37 Surplus: 6 44 Deficit: -1 43 Adequate 0 38 Surplus: 5 33 Surplus: 10 32 Surplus: 11 30 Surplus: 13 38 Surplus: 5 39 Surplus: 4 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 52 45 42 36 43 42 37 32 31 29 37 38 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 52 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty Page 8 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 3.5 3.2 4.7 4.2 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 26 6.9 Physician Need 23 Status Surplus: 3 22 Surplus: 4 21 Surplus: 5 17 Surplus: 9 9 Surplus: 17 12 Surplus: 14 19 Surplus: 7 13 Surplus: 13 12 Surplus: 14 18 Surplus: 8 16 Surplus: 10 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 22 22 20 17 9 11 18 13 12 17 15 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 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 35 9.3 Physician Need 31 Status Surplus: 4 26 Surplus: 9 24 Surplus: 11 23 Surplus: 12 22 Surplus: 13 16 Surplus: 19 25 Surplus: 10 11 Surplus: 24 22 Surplus: 13 16 Surplus: 19 23 Surplus: 12 21 Surplus: 14 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 31 25 24 22 22 15 25 11 22 15 23 20 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 52 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty Page 9 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 3.2 3.4 2.4 3.0 3.0 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 14 3.7 Physician Need 13 Status Surplus: 1 12 Surplus: 2 12 Surplus: 2 13 Surplus: 1 9 Surplus: 5 11 Surplus: 3 11 Surplus: 3 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 13 12 12 13 9 11 11 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 4.1 3.2 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 14 3.7 Physician Need 24 Status Deficit: -10 7 Surplus: 7 7 Surplus: 7 24 Deficit: -10 12 Surplus: 2 7 Surplus: 7 15 Deficit: -1 12 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 23 7 7 24 12 7 15 12 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 52 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty Page 10 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 9.8 7.6 13.9 13.0 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 73 19.3 Physician Need 94 Status Deficit: -21 63 Surplus: 10 59 Surplus: 14 47 Surplus: 26 45 Surplus: 28 60 Surplus: 13 37 Surplus: 36 29 Surplus: 44 52 Surplus: 21 49 Surplus: 24 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 92 61 57 46 44 59 36 28 51 48 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 1.1 0.3 0.4 1.1 2.3 2.2 1.2 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 19 5.0 Physician Need 9 Status Surplus: 10 4 Surplus: 15 1 Surplus: 18 2 Surplus: 17 4 Surplus: 15 9 Surplus: 10 8 Surplus: 11 5 Surplus: 14 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 9 4 1 1 4 8 8 4 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 52 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty Page 11 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 7.2 3.9 5.7 7.1 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 42 11.1 Physician Need 51 Status Deficit: -9 29 Surplus: 13 27 Surplus: 15 58 Deficit: -16 20 Surplus: 22 15 Surplus: 27 27 Surplus: 15 15 Surplus: 27 22 Surplus: 20 27 Surplus: 15 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 50 28 27 57 19 15 27 14 21 26 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 1.4 1.3 1.5 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 17 4.5 Physician Need 13 Status Surplus: 4 8 Surplus: 9 7 Surplus: 10 5 Surplus: 12 5 Surplus: 12 4 Surplus: 13 5 Surplus: 12 5 Surplus: 12 5 Surplus: 12 6 Surplus: 11 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 13 7 7 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 52 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty Page 12 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 8.0 9.1 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 55 14.6 Physician Need 43 Status Surplus: 12 51 Surplus: 4 52 Surplus: 3 29 Surplus: 26 32 Surplus: 23 18 Surplus: 37 29 Surplus: 26 30 Surplus: 25 34 Surplus: 21 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 42 50 50 28 31 17 28 29 34 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 0.4 1.3 0.8 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 1 0.3 Physician Need 6 Status Deficit: -5 4 Deficit: -3 4 Deficit: -3 3 Deficit: -2 2 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -2 2 Deficit: -1 5 Deficit: -4 3 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 6 4 4 3 1 3 3 1 5 3 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 52 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty Page 13 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 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 42 11.1 Physician Need 47 Status Deficit: -5 35 Surplus: 7 33 Surplus: 9 37 Surplus: 5 26 Surplus: 16 23 Surplus: 19 22 Surplus: 20 16 Surplus: 26 37 Surplus: 5 15 Surplus: 27 23 Surplus: 19 27 Surplus: 15 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 46 35 32 36 26 23 22 15 36 15 22 26 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 0.8 0.1 0.5 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 4 1.1 Physician Need 6 Status Deficit: -2 3 Surplus: 1 0 Surplus: 4 2 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 6 3 0 2 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 52 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty Page 14 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 2.6 1.9 2.9 2.9 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 377,480 15 4.0 Physician Need 13 Status Surplus: 2 13 Surplus: 2 12 Surplus: 3 12 Surplus: 3 12 Surplus: 3 9 Surplus: 6 11 Surplus: 4 10 Surplus: 5 7 Surplus: 8 11 Surplus: 4 11 Surplus: 4 2015 Projected Population 368,139 Physician Need 13 13 12 11 12 8 11 10 7 11 11 Report created by Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, State of Georgia *Standards are presented as rates per 100,000 population (1) McClendon, B., R.Polizer, E. Christain, and E. Fernandez. 1997. Downsizing the Physician Workforce. Public Health Reports. May/June 112:231-239. (2) Graduate Medical Education National Advisory Committee Summary Report. 1981. Pub. No. (HRA) 81-651. Washington: Government Printing Office. (3) American Medical Association. 1996. Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US: 1995/1996. Chicago. (4) American Osteopathic Association. 1993. 1994 Yearbook and Directory of Osteopathic Physicians. Chicago. (5) Hart, L., E. Wagner, J. Parzada, A.Nelson, and R.Rosenblah. 1997. Physician Staffing Ratios in Staff- Model HMO's: A Cautionary Tale, Health Affairs 16, 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.