Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 21 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Cobb, Paulding 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 774,905 8 1.0 Physician Need 11 Status Deficit: -3 12 Deficit: -4 11 Deficit: -3 6 Surplus: 2 13 Deficit: -5 9 Deficit: -1 9 Deficit: -1 10 Deficit: -2 13 Deficit: -5 10 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 13 14 13 7 16 11 10 12 16 12 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 774,905 61 7.9 Physician Need 108 Status Deficit: -47 75 Deficit: -14 71 Deficit: -10 69 Deficit: -8 46 Surplus: 15 30 Surplus: 31 70 Deficit: -9 54 Surplus: 7 59 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 128 89 83 81 54 36 82 64 69 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 21 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Cobb, Paulding 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 774,905 50 6.5 Physician Need 58 Status Deficit: -8 42 Surplus: 8 39 Surplus: 11 24 Surplus: 26 23 Surplus: 27 14 Surplus: 36 22 Surplus: 28 28 Surplus: 22 20 Surplus: 30 33 Surplus: 17 27 Surplus: 23 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 69 49 46 28 27 16 27 33 24 39 32 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 774,905 26 3.4 Physician Need 29 Status Deficit: -3 22 Surplus: 4 20 Surplus: 6 22 Surplus: 4 19 Surplus: 7 19 Surplus: 7 20 Surplus: 6 12 Surplus: 14 11 Surplus: 15 16 Surplus: 10 24 Surplus: 2 19 Surplus: 7 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 34 26 24 26 23 22 24 15 13 19 29 22 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 21 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Cobb, Paulding 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 774,905 60 7.7 Physician Need 81 Status Deficit: -21 43 Surplus: 17 40 Surplus: 20 42 Surplus: 18 52 Surplus: 8 41 Surplus: 19 21 Surplus: 39 96 Deficit: -36 48 Surplus: 12 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 96 50 48 49 61 48 25 113 57 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 774,905 8 1.0 Physician Need 14 Status Deficit: -6 9 Deficit: -1 8 Adequate 0 6 Surplus: 2 7 Surplus: 1 9 Deficit: -1 5 Surplus: 3 7 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 16 10 9 7 8 10 5 8 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 21 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Cobb, Paulding 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 774,905 147 19.0 Physician Need 244 Status Deficit: -97 353 Deficit: -206 330 Deficit: -183 195 Deficit: -48 129 Surplus: 18 85 Surplus: 62 71 Surplus: 76 126 Surplus: 21 175 Deficit: -28 183 Deficit: -36 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 288 417 389 230 153 101 84 148 206 216 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 774,905 23 3.0 Physician Need 33 Status Deficit: -10 24 Deficit: -1 25 Deficit: -2 13 Surplus: 10 13 Surplus: 10 10 Surplus: 13 27 Deficit: -4 19 Surplus: 4 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 38 28 29 16 16 12 32 22 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 21 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Cobb, Paulding 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 774,905 12 1.5 Physician Need 17 Status Deficit: -5 5 Surplus: 7 5 Surplus: 7 7 Surplus: 5 9 Surplus: 3 5 Surplus: 7 5 Surplus: 7 6 Surplus: 6 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 20 6 5 8 11 6 5 7 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 774,905 163 21.0 Physician Need 411 Status Deficit: -248 166 Deficit: -3 155 Surplus: 8 223 Deficit: -60 218 Deficit: -55 235 Deficit: -72 129 Surplus: 34 88 Surplus: 75 147 Surplus: 16 170 Deficit: -7 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 485 196 183 263 257 277 153 103 174 201 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 21 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Cobb, Paulding 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 774,905 16 2.1 Physician Need 20 Status Deficit: -4 11 Surplus: 5 10 Surplus: 6 9 Surplus: 7 6 Surplus: 10 5 Surplus: 11 7 Surplus: 9 6 Surplus: 10 8 Surplus: 8 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 24 13 12 10 7 6 8 7 9 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 774,905 6 0.8 Physician Need 15 Status Deficit: -9 9 Deficit: -3 8 Deficit: -2 9 Deficit: -3 11 Deficit: -5 3 Surplus: 3 5 Surplus: 1 8 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 17 10 9 10 13 4 6 9 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 21 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Cobb, Paulding 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 774,905 18 2.3 Physician Need 39 Status Deficit: -21 19 Deficit: -1 18 Adequate 0 26 Deficit: -8 10 Surplus: 8 13 Surplus: 5 9 Surplus: 9 16 Surplus: 2 11 Surplus: 7 14 Surplus: 4 15 Surplus: 3 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 46 22 21 30 12 16 11 19 13 16 17 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 774,905 78 10.1 Physician Need 109 Status Deficit: -31 94 Deficit: -16 88 Deficit: -10 77 Surplus: 1 90 Deficit: -12 89 Deficit: -11 77 Surplus: 1 68 Surplus: 10 65 Surplus: 13 62 Surplus: 16 79 Deficit: -1 79 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 129 111 103 90 106 105 91 80 77 73 93 93 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 21 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Cobb, Paulding 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 774,905 25 3.2 Physician Need 46 Status Deficit: -21 46 Deficit: -21 43 Deficit: -18 36 Deficit: -11 19 Surplus: 6 24 Surplus: 1 39 Deficit: -14 27 Deficit: -2 25 Adequate 0 36 Deficit: -11 33 Deficit: -8 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 55 54 50 42 22 28 46 32 29 43 38 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 774,905 50 6.5 Physician Need 64 Status Deficit: -14 53 Deficit: -3 50 Adequate 0 46 Surplus: 4 46 Surplus: 4 33 Surplus: 17 52 Deficit: -2 23 Surplus: 27 46 Surplus: 4 33 Surplus: 17 47 Surplus: 3 43 Surplus: 7 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 76 62 58 55 54 38 61 27 54 38 56 50 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 21 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Cobb, Paulding 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 774,905 20 2.6 Physician Need 26 Status Deficit: -6 25 Deficit: -5 25 Deficit: -5 26 Deficit: -6 19 Surplus: 1 23 Deficit: -3 23 Deficit: -3 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 31 29 29 31 22 27 27 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 774,905 23 3.0 Physician Need 49 Status Deficit: -26 15 Surplus: 8 14 Surplus: 9 50 Deficit: -27 26 Deficit: -3 14 Surplus: 9 32 Deficit: -9 25 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 58 17 16 58 30 16 37 29 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 21 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Cobb, Paulding 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 774,905 120 15.5 Physician Need 193 Status Deficit: -73 129 Deficit: -9 120 Adequate 0 96 Surplus: 24 92 Surplus: 28 124 Deficit: -4 76 Surplus: 44 59 Surplus: 61 108 Surplus: 12 101 Surplus: 19 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 228 152 142 113 109 146 90 69 127 119 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 774,905 16 2.1 Physician Need 19 Status Deficit: -3 9 Surplus: 7 2 Surplus: 14 3 Surplus: 13 9 Surplus: 7 18 Deficit: -2 17 Deficit: -1 9 Surplus: 7 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 22 10 3 4 10 21 20 11 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 21 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Cobb, Paulding 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 774,905 64 8.3 Physician Need 105 Status Deficit: -41 60 Surplus: 4 56 Surplus: 8 119 Deficit: -55 40 Surplus: 24 32 Surplus: 32 56 Surplus: 8 30 Surplus: 34 44 Surplus: 20 55 Surplus: 9 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 124 70 66 141 48 37 66 36 52 65 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 774,905 25 3.2 Physician Need 27 Status Deficit: -2 15 Surplus: 10 15 Surplus: 10 11 Surplus: 14 11 Surplus: 14 8 Surplus: 17 11 Surplus: 14 11 Surplus: 14 10 Surplus: 15 12 Surplus: 13 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 32 18 17 13 13 9 13 13 12 14 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 21 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Cobb, Paulding 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 774,905 43 5.5 Physician Need 88 Status Deficit: -45 105 Deficit: -62 106 Deficit: -63 60 Deficit: -17 66 Deficit: -23 36 Surplus: 7 60 Deficit: -17 62 Deficit: -19 71 Deficit: -28 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 104 124 125 70 78 43 70 73 83 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 774,905 4 0.5 Physician Need 12 Status Deficit: -8 9 Deficit: -5 8 Deficit: -4 5 Deficit: -1 3 Surplus: 1 5 Deficit: -1 5 Deficit: -1 3 Surplus: 1 10 Deficit: -6 6 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 14 10 9 6 4 6 6 4 12 7 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 21 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Cobb, Paulding 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 774,905 39 5.0 Physician Need 97 Status Deficit: -58 73 Deficit: -34 68 Deficit: -29 75 Deficit: -36 54 Deficit: -15 48 Deficit: -9 46 Deficit: -7 33 Surplus: 6 75 Deficit: -36 32 Surplus: 7 47 Deficit: -8 55 Deficit: -16 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 114 86 80 89 64 57 54 38 89 37 55 65 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 774,905 5 0.6 Physician Need 12 Status Deficit: -7 6 Deficit: -1 1 Surplus: 4 4 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 14 7 1 5 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 21 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Cobb, Paulding 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 774,905 17 2.2 Physician Need 27 Status Deficit: -10 27 Deficit: -10 26 Deficit: -9 24 Deficit: -7 26 Deficit: -9 18 Deficit: -1 22 Deficit: -5 20 Deficit: -3 15 Surplus: 2 22 Deficit: -5 22 Deficit: -5 2015 Projected Population 913,950 Physician Need 32 32 30 28 30 21 27 24 17 26 27 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.