Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 18 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Chattooga, Floyd, Polk 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 160,504 1 0.6 Physician Need 2 Status Deficit: -1 2 Deficit: -1 2 Deficit: -1 1 Adequate 0 3 Deficit: -2 2 Deficit: -1 2 Deficit: -1 2 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -2 2 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 2 2 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 160,504 16 10.0 Physician Need 22 Status Deficit: -6 16 Adequate 0 15 Surplus: 1 14 Surplus: 2 9 Surplus: 7 6 Surplus: 10 14 Surplus: 2 11 Surplus: 5 12 Surplus: 4 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 23 16 15 15 10 6 15 12 13 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 18 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Chattooga, Floyd, Polk 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 160,504 13 8.1 Physician Need 12 Status Surplus: 1 9 Surplus: 4 8 Surplus: 5 5 Surplus: 8 5 Surplus: 8 3 Surplus: 10 5 Surplus: 8 6 Surplus: 7 4 Surplus: 9 7 Surplus: 6 6 Surplus: 7 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 12 9 8 5 5 3 5 6 4 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 160,504 2 1.2 Physician Need 6 Status Deficit: -4 4 Deficit: -2 4 Deficit: -2 4 Deficit: -2 4 Deficit: -2 4 Deficit: -2 4 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -1 2 Adequate 0 3 Deficit: -1 5 Deficit: -3 4 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 6 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 2 3 5 4 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 18 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Chattooga, Floyd, Polk 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 160,504 9 5.6 Physician Need 17 Status Deficit: -8 9 Adequate 0 8 Surplus: 1 9 Adequate 0 11 Deficit: -2 9 Adequate 0 4 Surplus: 5 20 Deficit: -11 10 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 17 9 9 9 11 9 4 21 10 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 160,504 2 1.2 Physician Need 3 Status Deficit: -1 2 Adequate 0 2 Adequate 0 1 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 1 2 Adequate 0 1 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 18 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Chattooga, Floyd, Polk 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 160,504 91 56.7 Physician Need 51 Status Surplus: 40 73 Surplus: 18 68 Surplus: 23 40 Surplus: 51 27 Surplus: 64 18 Surplus: 73 15 Surplus: 76 26 Surplus: 65 36 Surplus: 55 38 Surplus: 53 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 52 76 71 42 28 18 15 27 38 39 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 160,504 7 4.4 Physician Need 7 Status Adequate 0 5 Surplus: 2 5 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 4 3 Surplus: 4 2 Surplus: 5 6 Surplus: 1 4 Surplus: 3 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 7 5 5 3 3 2 6 4 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 18 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Chattooga, Floyd, Polk 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 160,504 1 0.6 Physician Need 4 Status Deficit: -3 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 2 Deficit: -1 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 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 160,504 42 26.2 Physician Need 85 Status Deficit: -43 34 Surplus: 8 32 Surplus: 10 46 Deficit: -4 45 Deficit: -3 49 Deficit: -7 27 Surplus: 15 18 Surplus: 24 31 Surplus: 11 35 Surplus: 7 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 88 36 33 48 47 50 28 19 32 37 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 18 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Chattooga, Floyd, Polk 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 160,504 5 3.1 Physician Need 4 Status Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 3 2 Surplus: 3 2 Surplus: 3 1 Surplus: 4 1 Surplus: 4 1 Surplus: 4 1 Surplus: 4 2 Surplus: 3 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 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 160,504 3 1.9 Physician Need 3 Status Adequate 0 2 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 18 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Chattooga, Floyd, Polk 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 160,504 5 3.1 Physician Need 8 Status Deficit: -3 4 Surplus: 1 4 Surplus: 1 5 Adequate 0 2 Surplus: 3 3 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 3 3 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 3 3 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 8 4 4 5 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 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 160,504 14 8.7 Physician Need 23 Status Deficit: -9 19 Deficit: -5 18 Deficit: -4 16 Deficit: -2 19 Deficit: -5 18 Deficit: -4 16 Deficit: -2 14 Adequate 0 13 Surplus: 1 13 Surplus: 1 16 Deficit: -2 16 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 23 20 19 16 19 19 17 15 14 13 17 17 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 18 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Chattooga, Floyd, Polk 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 160,504 5 3.1 Physician Need 10 Status Deficit: -5 9 Deficit: -4 9 Deficit: -4 7 Deficit: -2 4 Surplus: 1 5 Adequate 0 8 Deficit: -3 6 Deficit: -1 5 Adequate 0 8 Deficit: -3 7 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 10 10 9 8 4 5 8 6 5 8 7 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 160,504 14 8.7 Physician Need 13 Status Surplus: 1 11 Surplus: 3 10 Surplus: 4 10 Surplus: 4 9 Surplus: 5 7 Surplus: 7 11 Surplus: 3 5 Surplus: 9 9 Surplus: 5 7 Surplus: 7 10 Surplus: 4 9 Surplus: 5 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 14 11 11 10 10 7 11 5 10 7 10 9 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 18 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Chattooga, Floyd, Polk 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 160,504 6 3.7 Physician Need 5 Status Surplus: 1 5 Surplus: 1 5 Surplus: 1 5 Surplus: 1 4 Surplus: 2 5 Surplus: 1 5 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 6 5 5 6 4 5 5 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 160,504 6 3.7 Physician Need 10 Status Deficit: -4 3 Surplus: 3 3 Surplus: 3 10 Deficit: -4 5 Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 3 7 Deficit: -1 5 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 10 3 3 11 5 3 7 5 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 18 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Chattooga, Floyd, Polk 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 160,504 15 9.3 Physician Need 40 Status Deficit: -25 27 Deficit: -12 25 Deficit: -10 20 Deficit: -5 19 Deficit: -4 26 Deficit: -11 16 Deficit: -1 12 Surplus: 3 22 Deficit: -7 21 Deficit: -6 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 41 28 26 21 20 27 16 13 23 22 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 160,504 5 3.1 Physician Need 4 Status Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 3 0 Surplus: 5 1 Surplus: 4 2 Surplus: 3 4 Surplus: 1 4 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 3 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 4 2 0 1 2 4 4 2 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 18 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Chattooga, Floyd, Polk 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 160,504 24 15.0 Physician Need 22 Status Surplus: 2 12 Surplus: 12 12 Surplus: 12 25 Deficit: -1 8 Surplus: 16 7 Surplus: 17 12 Surplus: 12 6 Surplus: 18 9 Surplus: 15 11 Surplus: 13 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 23 13 12 26 9 7 12 6 10 12 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 160,504 6 3.7 Physician Need 6 Status Adequate 0 3 Surplus: 3 3 Surplus: 3 2 Surplus: 4 2 Surplus: 4 2 Surplus: 4 2 Surplus: 4 2 Surplus: 4 2 Surplus: 4 2 Surplus: 4 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 6 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 18 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Chattooga, Floyd, Polk 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 160,504 19 11.8 Physician Need 18 Status Surplus: 1 22 Deficit: -3 22 Deficit: -3 12 Surplus: 7 14 Surplus: 5 8 Surplus: 11 12 Surplus: 7 13 Surplus: 6 15 Surplus: 4 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 19 23 23 13 14 8 13 13 15 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 160,504 2 1.2 Physician Need 2 Status Adequate 0 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 166,512 Physician Need 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 18 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Chattooga, Floyd, Polk 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 160,504 8 5.0 Physician Need 20 Status Deficit: -12 15 Deficit: -7 14 Deficit: -6 16 Deficit: -8 11 Deficit: -3 10 Deficit: -2 9 Deficit: -1 7 Surplus: 1 16 Deficit: -8 7 Surplus: 1 10 Deficit: -2 11 Deficit: -3 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 21 16 15 16 12 10 10 7 16 7 10 12 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 160,504 3 1.9 Physician Need 2 Status Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 2 0 Surplus: 3 1 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 2 1 0 1 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 18 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Chattooga, Floyd, Polk 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 160,504 7 4.4 Physician Need 6 Status Surplus: 1 6 Surplus: 1 5 Surplus: 2 5 Surplus: 2 5 Surplus: 2 4 Surplus: 3 5 Surplus: 2 4 Surplus: 3 3 Surplus: 4 5 Surplus: 2 5 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 166,512 Physician Need 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 4 3 5 5 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.