Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 76 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell 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 173,346 2 1.2 Physician Need 2 Status Adequate 0 3 Deficit: -1 2 Adequate 0 1 Surplus: 1 3 Deficit: -1 2 Adequate 0 2 Adequate 0 2 Adequate 0 3 Deficit: -1 2 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 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 173,346 13 7.5 Physician Need 24 Status Deficit: -11 17 Deficit: -4 16 Deficit: -3 15 Deficit: -2 10 Surplus: 3 7 Surplus: 6 16 Deficit: -3 12 Surplus: 1 13 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 24 17 16 16 10 7 16 12 13 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 76 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell 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 173,346 8 4.6 Physician Need 13 Status Deficit: -5 9 Deficit: -1 9 Deficit: -1 5 Surplus: 3 5 Surplus: 3 3 Surplus: 5 5 Surplus: 3 6 Surplus: 2 5 Surplus: 3 7 Surplus: 1 6 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 13 9 9 5 5 3 5 6 5 7 6 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 173,346 4 2.3 Physician Need 6 Status Deficit: -2 5 Deficit: -1 5 Deficit: -1 5 Deficit: -1 4 Adequate 0 4 Adequate 0 5 Deficit: -1 3 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 2 4 Adequate 0 5 Deficit: -1 4 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 3 2 4 5 4 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 76 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell 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 173,346 19 11.0 Physician Need 18 Status Surplus: 1 10 Surplus: 9 9 Surplus: 10 9 Surplus: 10 12 Surplus: 7 9 Surplus: 10 5 Surplus: 14 21 Deficit: -2 11 Surplus: 8 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 18 10 9 9 12 9 5 22 11 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 173,346 47 27.1 Physician Need 55 Status Deficit: -8 79 Deficit: -32 74 Deficit: -27 44 Surplus: 3 29 Surplus: 18 19 Surplus: 28 16 Surplus: 31 28 Surplus: 19 39 Surplus: 8 41 Surplus: 6 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 55 79 74 44 29 19 16 28 39 41 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 76 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell Page 4 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 173,346 8 4.6 Physician Need 7 Status Surplus: 1 5 Surplus: 3 6 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 5 3 Surplus: 5 2 Surplus: 6 6 Surplus: 2 4 Surplus: 4 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 7 5 6 3 3 2 6 4 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 173,346 3 1.7 Physician Need 4 Status Deficit: -1 1 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 76 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell Page 5 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 173,346 46 26.5 Physician Need 92 Status Deficit: -46 37 Surplus: 9 35 Surplus: 11 50 Deficit: -4 49 Deficit: -3 53 Deficit: -7 29 Surplus: 17 20 Surplus: 26 33 Surplus: 13 38 Surplus: 8 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 93 37 35 50 49 53 29 20 33 38 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 173,346 7 4.0 Physician Need 5 Status Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 5 2 Surplus: 5 2 Surplus: 5 1 Surplus: 6 1 Surplus: 6 2 Surplus: 5 1 Surplus: 6 2 Surplus: 5 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 5 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 76 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell Page 6 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 173,346 5 2.9 Physician Need 3 Status Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 3 2 Surplus: 3 2 Surplus: 3 2 Surplus: 3 1 Surplus: 4 1 Surplus: 4 2 Surplus: 3 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 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 173,346 2 1.2 Physician Need 9 Status Deficit: -7 4 Deficit: -2 4 Deficit: -2 6 Deficit: -4 2 Adequate 0 3 Deficit: -1 2 Adequate 0 4 Deficit: -2 2 Adequate 0 3 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 9 4 4 6 2 3 2 4 2 3 3 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 76 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell Page 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 173,346 25 14.4 Physician Need 24 Status Surplus: 1 21 Surplus: 4 20 Surplus: 5 17 Surplus: 8 20 Surplus: 5 20 Surplus: 5 17 Surplus: 8 15 Surplus: 10 15 Surplus: 10 14 Surplus: 11 18 Surplus: 7 18 Surplus: 7 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 25 21 20 17 20 20 17 15 15 14 18 18 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 173,346 9 5.2 Physician Need 10 Status Deficit: -1 10 Deficit: -1 10 Deficit: -1 8 Surplus: 1 4 Surplus: 5 5 Surplus: 4 9 Adequate 0 6 Surplus: 3 6 Surplus: 3 8 Surplus: 1 7 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 10 10 10 8 4 5 9 6 6 8 7 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 76 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell Page 8 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 173,346 10 5.8 Physician Need 14 Status Deficit: -4 12 Deficit: -2 11 Deficit: -1 10 Adequate 0 10 Adequate 0 7 Surplus: 3 12 Deficit: -2 5 Surplus: 5 10 Adequate 0 7 Surplus: 3 11 Deficit: -1 10 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 14 12 11 10 10 7 12 5 10 7 11 10 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 173,346 3 1.7 Physician Need 6 Status Deficit: -3 6 Deficit: -3 6 Deficit: -3 6 Deficit: -3 4 Deficit: -1 5 Deficit: -2 5 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 76 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell Page 9 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 173,346 8 4.6 Physician Need 11 Status Deficit: -3 3 Surplus: 5 3 Surplus: 5 11 Deficit: -3 6 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 5 7 Surplus: 1 6 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 11 3 3 11 6 3 7 6 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 173,346 27 15.6 Physician Need 43 Status Deficit: -16 29 Deficit: -2 27 Adequate 0 21 Surplus: 6 21 Surplus: 6 28 Deficit: -1 17 Surplus: 10 13 Surplus: 14 24 Surplus: 3 23 Surplus: 4 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 43 29 27 22 21 28 17 13 24 23 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 76 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell Page 10 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 173,346 3 1.7 Physician Need 4 Status Deficit: -1 2 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 1 4 Deficit: -1 4 Deficit: -1 2 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 4 2 1 1 2 4 4 2 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 173,346 13 7.5 Physician Need 24 Status Deficit: -11 13 Adequate 0 12 Surplus: 1 27 Deficit: -14 9 Surplus: 4 7 Surplus: 6 12 Surplus: 1 7 Surplus: 6 10 Surplus: 3 12 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 24 13 13 27 9 7 13 7 10 12 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 76 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell Page 11 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 173,346 4 2.3 Physician Need 6 Status Deficit: -2 3 Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 6 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 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 173,346 23 13.3 Physician Need 20 Status Surplus: 3 24 Deficit: -1 24 Deficit: -1 13 Surplus: 10 15 Surplus: 8 8 Surplus: 15 13 Surplus: 10 14 Surplus: 9 16 Surplus: 7 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 20 24 24 13 15 8 13 14 16 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 76 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell Page 12 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 173,346 2 1.2 Physician Need 3 Status Deficit: -1 2 Adequate 0 2 Adequate 0 1 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 1 2 Adequate 0 1 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 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 173,346 16 9.2 Physician Need 22 Status Deficit: -6 16 Adequate 0 15 Surplus: 1 17 Deficit: -1 12 Surplus: 4 11 Surplus: 5 10 Surplus: 6 7 Surplus: 9 17 Deficit: -1 7 Surplus: 9 10 Surplus: 6 12 Surplus: 4 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 22 16 15 17 12 11 10 7 17 7 10 12 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 76 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell Page 13 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 173,346 1 0.6 Physician Need 3 Status Deficit: -2 1 Adequate 0 0 Surplus: 1 1 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 3 1 0 1 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 173,346 8 4.6 Physician Need 6 Status Surplus: 2 6 Surplus: 2 6 Surplus: 2 5 Surplus: 3 6 Surplus: 2 4 Surplus: 4 5 Surplus: 3 5 Surplus: 3 3 Surplus: 5 5 Surplus: 3 5 Surplus: 3 2015 Projected Population 174,318 Physician Need 6 6 6 5 6 4 5 5 3 5 5 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 76 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell Page 14 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.