Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 11 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Dawson, Hall, White 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 209,100 4 1.9 Physician Need 3 Status Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 2 4 Adequate 0 3 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 1 4 Adequate 0 3 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 3 4 3 2 4 3 3 3 4 3 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 209,100 32 15.3 Physician Need 29 Status Surplus: 3 20 Surplus: 12 19 Surplus: 13 19 Surplus: 13 12 Surplus: 20 8 Surplus: 24 19 Surplus: 13 15 Surplus: 17 16 Surplus: 16 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 33 23 22 21 14 9 21 17 18 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 11 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Dawson, Hall, White 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 209,100 20 9.6 Physician Need 16 Status Surplus: 4 11 Surplus: 9 10 Surplus: 10 6 Surplus: 14 6 Surplus: 14 4 Surplus: 16 6 Surplus: 14 8 Surplus: 12 5 Surplus: 15 9 Surplus: 11 7 Surplus: 13 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 18 13 12 7 7 4 7 9 6 10 8 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 209,100 4 1.9 Physician Need 8 Status Deficit: -4 6 Deficit: -2 5 Deficit: -1 6 Deficit: -2 5 Deficit: -1 5 Deficit: -1 5 Deficit: -1 3 Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 1 4 Adequate 0 7 Deficit: -3 5 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 9 7 6 7 6 6 6 4 3 5 7 6 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 11 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Dawson, Hall, White 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 209,100 18 8.6 Physician Need 22 Status Deficit: -4 12 Surplus: 6 11 Surplus: 7 11 Surplus: 7 14 Surplus: 4 11 Surplus: 7 6 Surplus: 12 26 Deficit: -8 13 Surplus: 5 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 25 13 12 13 16 13 6 29 15 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 209,100 3 1.4 Physician Need 4 Status Deficit: -1 2 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 4 3 2 2 2 3 1 2 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 11 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Dawson, Hall, White 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 209,100 54 25.8 Physician Need 66 Status Deficit: -12 95 Deficit: -41 89 Deficit: -35 53 Surplus: 1 35 Surplus: 19 23 Surplus: 31 19 Surplus: 35 34 Surplus: 20 47 Surplus: 7 49 Surplus: 5 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 75 108 101 60 40 26 22 38 53 56 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 209,100 6 2.9 Physician Need 9 Status Deficit: -3 6 Adequate 0 7 Deficit: -1 4 Surplus: 2 4 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 3 7 Deficit: -1 5 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 10 7 8 4 4 3 8 6 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 11 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Dawson, Hall, White Page 5 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 1.1 2.1 2008 Actual Population Physicians /100k 209,100 1 0.5 Physician Need 7 Status Deficit: -6 5 Deficit: -4 5 Deficit: -4 8 Deficit: -7 5 Deficit: -4 4 Deficit: -3 3 Deficit: -2 5 Deficit: -4 3 Deficit: -2 2 Deficit: -1 4 Deficit: -3 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 8 6 6 9 5 4 4 6 3 3 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 209,100 55 26.3 Physician Need 111 Status Deficit: -56 45 Surplus: 10 42 Surplus: 13 60 Deficit: -5 59 Deficit: -4 63 Deficit: -8 35 Surplus: 20 24 Surplus: 31 40 Surplus: 15 46 Surplus: 9 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 126 51 47 68 67 72 40 27 45 52 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 11 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Dawson, Hall, White 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 209,100 2 1.0 Physician Need 5 Status Deficit: -3 3 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -1 2 Adequate 0 2 Adequate 0 1 Surplus: 1 2 Adequate 0 2 Adequate 0 2 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 6 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 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 209,100 4 1.9 Physician Need 4 Status Adequate 0 2 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 3 1 Surplus: 3 2 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 5 3 2 3 3 1 2 2 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 11 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Dawson, Hall, White 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 209,100 6 2.9 Physician Need 10 Status Deficit: -4 5 Surplus: 1 5 Surplus: 1 7 Deficit: -1 3 Surplus: 3 4 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 3 4 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 3 4 Surplus: 2 4 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 12 6 5 8 3 4 3 5 3 4 5 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 209,100 19 9.1 Physician Need 29 Status Deficit: -10 25 Deficit: -6 24 Deficit: -5 21 Deficit: -2 24 Deficit: -5 24 Deficit: -5 21 Deficit: -2 18 Surplus: 1 18 Surplus: 1 17 Surplus: 2 21 Deficit: -2 21 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 33 29 27 23 27 27 24 21 20 19 24 24 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 11 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Dawson, Hall, White 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 209,100 6 2.9 Physician Need 13 Status Deficit: -7 12 Deficit: -6 12 Deficit: -6 10 Deficit: -4 5 Surplus: 1 6 Adequate 0 10 Deficit: -4 7 Deficit: -1 7 Deficit: -1 10 Deficit: -4 9 Deficit: -3 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 14 14 13 11 6 7 12 8 8 11 10 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 209,100 14 6.7 Physician Need 17 Status Deficit: -3 14 Adequate 0 13 Surplus: 1 13 Surplus: 1 12 Surplus: 2 9 Surplus: 5 14 Adequate 0 6 Surplus: 8 12 Surplus: 2 9 Surplus: 5 13 Surplus: 1 12 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 20 16 15 14 14 10 16 7 14 10 15 13 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 11 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Dawson, Hall, White 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 209,100 8 3.8 Physician Need 7 Status Surplus: 1 7 Surplus: 1 7 Surplus: 1 7 Surplus: 1 5 Surplus: 3 6 Surplus: 2 6 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 8 8 8 8 6 7 7 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 209,100 8 3.8 Physician Need 13 Status Deficit: -5 4 Surplus: 4 4 Surplus: 4 13 Deficit: -5 7 Surplus: 1 4 Surplus: 4 9 Deficit: -1 7 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 15 5 4 15 8 4 10 8 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 11 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Dawson, Hall, White 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 209,100 28 13.4 Physician Need 52 Status Deficit: -24 35 Deficit: -7 32 Deficit: -4 26 Surplus: 2 25 Surplus: 3 33 Deficit: -5 20 Surplus: 8 16 Surplus: 12 29 Deficit: -1 27 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 59 39 37 29 28 38 23 18 33 31 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 209,100 4 1.9 Physician Need 5 Status Deficit: -1 2 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 3 1 Surplus: 3 2 Surplus: 2 5 Deficit: -1 5 Deficit: -1 3 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 6 3 1 1 3 5 5 3 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 11 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Dawson, Hall, White 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 209,100 15 7.2 Physician Need 28 Status Deficit: -13 16 Deficit: -1 15 Adequate 0 32 Deficit: -17 11 Surplus: 4 9 Surplus: 6 15 Adequate 0 8 Surplus: 7 12 Surplus: 3 15 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 32 18 17 37 12 10 17 9 14 17 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 209,100 4 1.9 Physician Need 7 Status Deficit: -3 4 Adequate 0 4 Adequate 0 3 Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 8 5 5 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 11 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Dawson, Hall, White 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 209,100 18 8.6 Physician Need 24 Status Deficit: -6 28 Deficit: -10 29 Deficit: -11 16 Surplus: 2 18 Adequate 0 10 Surplus: 8 16 Surplus: 2 17 Surplus: 1 19 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 27 32 32 18 20 11 18 19 22 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 209,100 2 1.0 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 3 Deficit: -1 2 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 4 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 11 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Dawson, Hall, White 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 209,100 17 8.1 Physician Need 26 Status Deficit: -9 20 Deficit: -3 18 Deficit: -1 20 Deficit: -3 15 Surplus: 2 13 Surplus: 4 12 Surplus: 5 9 Surplus: 8 20 Deficit: -3 9 Surplus: 8 13 Surplus: 4 15 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 30 22 21 23 17 15 14 10 23 10 14 17 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 209,100 1 0.5 Physician Need 3 Status Deficit: -2 2 Deficit: -1 0 Surplus: 1 1 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 4 2 0 1 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 11 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Dawson, Hall, White 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 209,100 10 4.8 Physician Need 7 Status Surplus: 3 7 Surplus: 3 7 Surplus: 3 6 Surplus: 4 7 Surplus: 3 5 Surplus: 5 6 Surplus: 4 5 Surplus: 5 4 Surplus: 6 6 Surplus: 4 6 Surplus: 4 2015 Projected Population 237,046 Physician Need 8 8 8 7 8 5 7 6 5 7 7 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.