Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 27 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe 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 308,081 3 1.0 Physician Need 4 Status Deficit: -1 5 Deficit: -2 4 Deficit: -1 2 Surplus: 1 5 Deficit: -2 4 Deficit: -1 3 Adequate 0 4 Deficit: -1 5 Deficit: -2 4 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 5 5 5 3 6 4 4 4 6 4 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 308,081 21 6.8 Physician Need 43 Status Deficit: -22 30 Deficit: -9 28 Deficit: -7 27 Deficit: -6 18 Surplus: 3 12 Surplus: 9 28 Deficit: -7 22 Deficit: -1 23 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 45 31 30 29 19 13 29 23 25 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 27 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe 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 308,081 13 4.2 Physician Need 23 Status Deficit: -10 17 Deficit: -4 15 Deficit: -2 10 Surplus: 3 9 Surplus: 4 6 Surplus: 7 9 Surplus: 4 11 Surplus: 2 8 Surplus: 5 13 Adequate 0 11 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 24 18 16 10 10 6 9 12 8 14 11 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 308,081 14 4.5 Physician Need 11 Status Surplus: 3 9 Surplus: 5 8 Surplus: 6 9 Surplus: 5 8 Surplus: 6 7 Surplus: 7 8 Surplus: 6 5 Surplus: 9 4 Surplus: 10 6 Surplus: 8 10 Surplus: 4 7 Surplus: 7 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 12 9 8 9 8 8 8 5 5 7 10 8 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 27 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe 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 308,081 43 14.0 Physician Need 32 Status Surplus: 11 17 Surplus: 26 16 Surplus: 27 17 Surplus: 26 21 Surplus: 22 16 Surplus: 27 8 Surplus: 35 38 Surplus: 5 19 Surplus: 24 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 34 18 17 18 22 17 9 40 20 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 308,081 1 0.3 Physician Need 6 Status Deficit: -5 3 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -2 2 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -2 2 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 6 4 3 3 3 4 2 3 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 27 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe 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 308,081 78 25.3 Physician Need 97 Status Deficit: -19 140 Deficit: -62 131 Deficit: -53 78 Adequate 0 51 Surplus: 27 34 Surplus: 44 28 Surplus: 50 50 Surplus: 28 69 Surplus: 9 73 Surplus: 5 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 102 148 138 82 54 36 30 53 73 77 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 308,081 6 1.9 Physician Need 13 Status Deficit: -7 10 Deficit: -4 10 Deficit: -4 5 Surplus: 1 5 Surplus: 1 4 Surplus: 2 11 Deficit: -5 7 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 14 10 10 6 6 4 11 8 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 27 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe 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 308,081 69 22.4 Physician Need 164 Status Deficit: -95 66 Surplus: 3 62 Surplus: 7 89 Deficit: -20 87 Deficit: -18 93 Deficit: -24 51 Surplus: 18 35 Surplus: 34 59 Surplus: 10 68 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 172 69 65 93 91 98 54 37 62 71 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 308,081 9 2.9 Physician Need 8 Status Surplus: 1 4 Surplus: 5 4 Surplus: 5 3 Surplus: 6 2 Surplus: 7 2 Surplus: 7 3 Surplus: 6 2 Surplus: 7 3 Surplus: 6 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 8 5 4 4 3 2 3 2 3 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 27 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe 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 308,081 7 2.3 Physician Need 6 Status Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 4 3 Surplus: 4 3 Surplus: 4 4 Surplus: 3 1 Surplus: 6 2 Surplus: 5 3 Surplus: 4 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 6 4 3 4 5 1 2 3 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 308,081 9 2.9 Physician Need 15 Status Deficit: -6 7 Surplus: 2 7 Surplus: 2 10 Deficit: -1 4 Surplus: 5 5 Surplus: 4 4 Surplus: 5 6 Surplus: 3 4 Surplus: 5 6 Surplus: 3 6 Surplus: 3 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 16 8 7 11 4 6 4 7 5 6 6 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 27 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe 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 308,081 29 9.4 Physician Need 43 Status Deficit: -14 37 Deficit: -8 35 Deficit: -6 31 Deficit: -2 36 Deficit: -7 35 Deficit: -6 31 Deficit: -2 27 Surplus: 2 26 Surplus: 3 25 Surplus: 4 31 Deficit: -2 31 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 46 39 37 32 38 37 32 29 27 26 33 33 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 308,081 10 3.2 Physician Need 18 Status Deficit: -8 18 Deficit: -8 17 Deficit: -7 14 Deficit: -4 7 Surplus: 3 10 Adequate 0 15 Deficit: -5 11 Deficit: -1 10 Adequate 0 15 Deficit: -5 13 Deficit: -3 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 19 19 18 15 8 10 16 11 10 15 14 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 27 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe 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 308,081 14 4.5 Physician Need 26 Status Deficit: -12 21 Deficit: -7 20 Deficit: -6 18 Deficit: -4 18 Deficit: -4 13 Surplus: 1 21 Deficit: -7 9 Surplus: 5 18 Deficit: -4 13 Surplus: 1 19 Deficit: -5 17 Deficit: -3 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 27 22 21 19 19 14 22 10 19 14 20 18 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 308,081 6 1.9 Physician Need 10 Status Deficit: -4 10 Deficit: -4 10 Deficit: -4 10 Deficit: -4 7 Deficit: -1 9 Deficit: -3 9 Deficit: -3 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 11 10 10 11 8 10 10 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 27 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe 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 308,081 7 2.3 Physician Need 19 Status Deficit: -12 6 Surplus: 1 6 Surplus: 1 20 Deficit: -13 10 Deficit: -3 6 Surplus: 1 13 Deficit: -6 10 Deficit: -3 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 20 6 6 21 11 6 13 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 308,081 37 12.0 Physician Need 77 Status Deficit: -40 51 Deficit: -14 48 Deficit: -11 38 Deficit: -1 37 Adequate 0 49 Deficit: -12 30 Surplus: 7 23 Surplus: 14 43 Deficit: -6 40 Deficit: -3 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 81 54 50 40 39 52 32 25 45 42 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 27 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe 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 308,081 7 2.3 Physician Need 7 Status Adequate 0 3 Surplus: 4 1 Surplus: 6 1 Surplus: 6 3 Surplus: 4 7 Adequate 0 7 Adequate 0 4 Surplus: 3 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 8 4 1 1 4 7 7 4 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 308,081 28 9.1 Physician Need 42 Status Deficit: -14 24 Surplus: 4 22 Surplus: 6 47 Deficit: -19 16 Surplus: 12 13 Surplus: 15 22 Surplus: 6 12 Surplus: 16 18 Surplus: 10 22 Surplus: 6 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 44 25 23 50 17 13 23 13 19 23 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 27 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe 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 308,081 7 2.3 Physician Need 11 Status Deficit: -4 6 Surplus: 1 6 Surplus: 1 4 Surplus: 3 4 Surplus: 3 3 Surplus: 4 4 Surplus: 3 4 Surplus: 3 4 Surplus: 3 5 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 11 6 6 5 5 3 5 5 4 5 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 308,081 20 6.5 Physician Need 35 Status Deficit: -15 42 Deficit: -22 42 Deficit: -22 24 Deficit: -4 26 Deficit: -6 14 Surplus: 6 24 Deficit: -4 25 Deficit: -5 28 Deficit: -8 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 37 44 44 25 28 15 25 26 30 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 27 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe 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 308,081 1 0.3 Physician Need 5 Status Deficit: -4 3 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -2 2 Deficit: -1 1 Adequate 0 2 Deficit: -1 2 Deficit: -1 1 Adequate 0 4 Deficit: -3 2 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 5 4 3 2 1 2 2 1 4 3 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 308,081 17 5.5 Physician Need 39 Status Deficit: -22 29 Deficit: -12 27 Deficit: -10 30 Deficit: -13 22 Deficit: -5 19 Deficit: -2 18 Deficit: -1 13 Surplus: 4 30 Deficit: -13 13 Surplus: 4 19 Deficit: -2 22 Deficit: -5 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 41 31 29 31 23 20 19 14 31 13 20 23 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 27 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe 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 308,081 1 0.3 Physician Need 5 Status Deficit: -4 2 Deficit: -1 0 Surplus: 1 2 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 5 3 0 2 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 308,081 13 4.2 Physician Need 11 Status Surplus: 2 11 Surplus: 2 10 Surplus: 3 10 Surplus: 3 10 Surplus: 3 7 Surplus: 6 9 Surplus: 4 8 Surplus: 5 6 Surplus: 7 9 Surplus: 4 9 Surplus: 4 2015 Projected Population 324,609 Physician Need 11 11 11 10 11 7 9 8 6 9 9 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 27 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe 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.