Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Foothills AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, McDuffie, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walton, Warren, White, Wilkes 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 27 28 27 15 32 23 21 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 25 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 1.3 
-2 -3 -2 10 -7 2 4 
 
1.3 
 
25 
 
Adequate 0 
 
1.7 
 
33 
 
Deficit: -8 
 
1.3 
 
25 
 
Adequate 0 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
29 31 29 17 35 25 23 
27 
36 27 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 265 184 173 169 112 74 171 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 183 
 
/100k 9.7 
 
Status Deficit: -82 Deficit: -1 
Surplus: 10 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 71 Surplus: 109 Surplus: 12 
 
7.0 
 
133 
 
Surplus: 50 
 
7.6 
 
144 
 
Surplus: 39 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
291 202 189 185 123 
81 187 
145 
158 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Foothills AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, McDuffie, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walton, Warren, White, Wilkes 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 142 102 95 59 57 34 55 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 132 
Status Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 7.0 
-10 30 37 73 75 98 77 
 
3.6 
 
68 
 
2.6 
 
49 
 
4.2 
 
80 
 
3.5 
 
66 
 
Surplus: 64 Surplus: 83 Surplus: 52 Surplus: 66 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
156 112 104 
64 62 37 60 
75 54 88 73 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 70 53 49 53 47 46 49 30 27 40 59 46 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 58 
Status Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
Deficit: Surplus: 
 
/100k 3.1 
-12 5 9 5 11 12 9 28 31 18 -1 12 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
77 58 54 58 52 50 54 33 29 44 65 50 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Foothills AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, McDuffie, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walton, Warren, White, Wilkes 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 199 104 99 102 127 100 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 207 
 
/100k 10.9 
 
Status Surplus: 8 Surplus: 103 Surplus: 108 Surplus: 105 Surplus: 80 Surplus: 107 
 
2.7 
 
51 
 
12.4 
 
235 
 
6.2 
 
118 
 
Surplus: 156 
Deficit: -28 Surplus: 89 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
218 114 108 112 139 110 
56 
258 129 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 34 21 19 15 17 21 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 25 
Status Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
11 
 
Surplus: 
 
17 
 
Surplus: 
 
/100k 1.3 
-9 4 6 10 8 4 
14 
8 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
37 23 21 17 19 23 
12 
19 
 
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Foothills AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, McDuffie, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walton, Warren, White, Wilkes 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 597 865 808 478 317 209 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 523 
 
/100k 27.6 
 
Status Deficit: -74 Deficit: -342 Deficit: -285 
Surplus: 45 Surplus: 206 Surplus: 314 
 
9.2 
 
174 
 
Surplus: 349 
 
16.2 
 
307 
 
22.5 
 
427 
 
23.6 
 
447 
 
Surplus: 216 Surplus: 96 Surplus: 76 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
655 948 885 524 347 229 
191 
337 468 490 
 
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 1,895,861 
Physician Need 80 59 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 57 
Status Deficit: Deficit: 
 
/100k 3.0 
-23 -2 
 
3.2 
 
61 
 
1.7 
 
32 
 
1.7 
 
32 
 
Deficit: -4 Surplus: 25 Surplus: 25 
 
1.3 
 
25 
 
3.5 
 
66 
 
2.4 
 
46 
 
Surplus: 32 
Deficit: -9 Surplus: 11 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
87 64 
66 35 35 
27 
73 50 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Foothills AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, McDuffie, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walton, Warren, White, Wilkes 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 66 47 46 68 44 34 30 49 23 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 7 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
 
/100k 0.4 
-59 -40 -39 -61 -37 -27 -23 -42 -16 
 
1.1 
 
20 
 
2.1 
 
40 
 
Deficit: -13 Deficit: -33 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
73 52 50 75 48 37 33 54 25 
22 44 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 42 13 11 17 23 13 11 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 21 
Status Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
Deficit: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 1.1 
-21 8 10 4 -2 8 10 
 
0.8 
 
15 
 
Surplus: 6 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
46 15 12 19 25 15 12 
17 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Foothills AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, McDuffie, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walton, Warren, White, Wilkes 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 1,007 406 379 546 533 574 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 465 
 
/100k 24.5 
 
Status Deficit: -542 
Surplus: 59 Surplus: 86 
Deficit: -81 Deficit: -68 Deficit: -109 
 
16.7 
 
317 
 
Surplus: 148 
 
11.3 
 
214 
 
19.0 
 
360 
 
22.0 
 
417 
 
Surplus: 251 Surplus: 105 Surplus: 48 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 1,103 
445 416 598 584 630 
347 
235 395 457 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 49 27 25 21 15 13 17 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 57 
Status Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 3.0 
8 30 32 36 42 44 40 
 
0.7 
 
14 
 
1.0 
 
19 
 
Surplus: 43 Surplus: 38 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
54 29 27 23 17 15 19 
15 21 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Foothills AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, McDuffie, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walton, Warren, White, Wilkes 
 
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 1,895,861 
Physician Need 36 21 19 21 27 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 33 
Status Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 1.7 
-3 12 14 12 6 
 
0.4 
 
8 
 
Surplus: 25 
 
0.7 
 
13 
 
Surplus: 20 
 
1.0 
 
19 
 
Surplus: 14 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
39 23 21 23 29 
8 
15 
21 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 95 46 44 63 25 32 23 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 69 
Status Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 3.6 
-26 23 25 6 44 37 46 
 
2.1 
 
40 
 
1.4 
 
27 
 
1.8 
 
34 
 
1.9 
 
36 
 
Surplus: 29 Surplus: 42 Surplus: 35 Surplus: 33 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
104 50 48 69 27 35 25 
44 29 37 39 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Foothills AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, McDuffie, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walton, Warren, White, Wilkes 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 267 229 214 188 220 218 190 167 159 152 193 193 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 196 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 10.3 
-71 -33 -18 
8 -24 -22 
6 29 37 44 3 3 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
293 251 235 206 241 239 208 183 175 166 211 212 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 114 112 104 87 46 59 95 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 68 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: 
Deficit: 
 
/100k 3.6 
-46 -44 -36 -19 22 
9 -27 
 
3.5 
 
66 
 
3.2 
 
61 
 
4.7 
 
89 
 
4.2 
 
80 
 
Surplus: 2 Surplus: 7 
Deficit: -21 Deficit: -12 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
125 123 114 
96 50 64 104 
73 66 98 87 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Foothills AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, McDuffie, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walton, Warren, White, Wilkes 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 157 129 121 114 112 80 127 57 112 80 116 104 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 123 
Status Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
Deficit: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 6.5 
-34 -6 2 9 11 43 -4 66 11 43 7 19 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
172 141 133 125 123 
87 139 
62 123 
87 127 114 
 
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 1,895,861 
Physician Need 64 61 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 52 
Status Deficit: Deficit: 
 
/100k 2.7 
-12 -9 
 
3.2 
 
61 
 
3.4 
 
64 
 
2.4 
 
46 
 
3.0 
 
57 
 
Deficit: -9 Deficit: -12 Surplus: 6 Deficit: -5 
 
3.0 
 
57 
 
Deficit: -5 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
71 66 
66 71 50 62 
62 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Foothills AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, McDuffie, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walton, Warren, White, Wilkes 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 119 36 34 121 63 34 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 63 
Status Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: 
Deficit: Adequate 
Surplus: 
 
/100k 3.3 
-56 27 29 -58 0 29 
 
4.1 
 
78 
 
Deficit: -15 
 
3.2 
 
61 
 
Surplus: 2 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
131 39 37 
133 69 37 
85 
66 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 472 315 294 235 226 303 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 325 
 
/100k 17.1 
 
Status Deficit: -147 
Surplus: 10 Surplus: 31 Surplus: 90 Surplus: 99 Surplus: 22 
 
9.8 
 
186 
 
Surplus: 139 
 
7.6 
 
144 
 
13.9 
 
264 
 
13.0 
 
246 
 
Surplus: 181 Surplus: 61 Surplus: 79 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
517 345 322 258 247 332 
204 
158 289 270 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Foothills AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, McDuffie, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walton, Warren, White, Wilkes 
 
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 
1,895,861 
Physician Need 46 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 40 
Status Deficit: 
 
/100k 2.1 
-6 
 
1.1 
 
21 
 
0.3 
 
6 
 
0.4 
 
8 
 
1.1 
 
21 
 
2.3 
 
44 
 
2.2 
 
42 
 
1.2 
 
23 
 
Surplus: 19 Surplus: 34 
Surplus: 32 
Surplus: 19 Deficit: -4 Deficit: -2 
Surplus: 17 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
50 
23 6 
8 
23 48 46 25 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 258 146 137 292 99 78 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 175 
 
/100k 9.2 
 
Status Deficit: -83 
Surplus: 29 Surplus: 38 
Deficit: -117 Surplus: 76 Surplus: 97 
 
7.2 
 
137 
 
3.9 
 
74 
 
5.7 
 
109 
 
7.1 
 
135 
 
Surplus: 38 Surplus: 101 Surplus: 66 Surplus: 40 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
283 160 150 320 108 
85 
150 81 
119 148 
 
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Foothills AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, McDuffie, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walton, Warren, White, Wilkes 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 66 38 36 27 27 19 27 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 50 
Status Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 2.6 
-16 12 14 23 23 31 23 
 
1.4 
 
27 
 
Surplus: 23 
 
1.3 
 
25 
 
1.5 
 
28 
 
Surplus: 25 Surplus: 22 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
73 42 39 29 29 21 29 
29 
27 31 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 216 258 260 146 161 89 146 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 149 
 
/100k 7.9 
 
Status Deficit: -67 Deficit: -109 Deficit: -111 
Surplus: 3 Deficit: -12 
Surplus: 60 Surplus: 3 
 
8.0 
 
152 
 
Deficit: -3 
 
9.1 
 
173 
 
Deficit: -24 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
237 283 285 160 177 
98 160 
166 
189 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Foothills AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, McDuffie, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walton, Warren, White, Wilkes 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 28 21 19 13 8 13 13 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 20 
Status Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 1.1 
-8 -1 1 7 12 7 7 
 
0.4 
 
8 
 
Surplus: 12 
 
1.3 
 
25 
 
0.8 
 
15 
 
Deficit: -5 Surplus: 5 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
31 23 21 15 8 15 15 
8 
28 17 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 237 178 167 184 133 118 112 80 184 78 114 135 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 138 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
Deficit: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 7.3 
-99 -40 -29 -46 
5 20 26 58 -46 60 24 3 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
260 195 183 202 145 129 123 
87 202 
85 125 148 
 
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Foothills AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, McDuffie, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walton, Warren, White, Wilkes 
 
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 
1,895,861 
Physician Need 28 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 7 
Status Deficit: 
 
/100k 0.4 
-21 
 
0.8 
 
15 
 
0.1 
 
2 
 
Deficit: -8 Surplus: 5 
 
0.5 
 
9 
 
Deficit: -2 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
31 
17 2 
10 
 
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 1,895,861 Physician Need 66 66 63 59 63 44 55 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 60 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 3.2 
-6 -6 -3 1 -3 16 5 
 
2.6 
 
49 
 
1.9 
 
36 
 
2.9 
 
54 
 
2.9 
 
55 
 
Surplus: 11 Surplus: 24 Surplus: 6 Surplus: 5 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 2,077,897 Physician Need 
73 73 69 64 69 48 60 
54 39 59 60 
 
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Foothills AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, McDuffie, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walton, Warren, White, Wilkes 
 
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, 
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