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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

427,600

16

/100k 3.7

Physician Need 6 6 6 3 7 5 5

Status Surplus: 10 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 11 Surplus: 11

6

Surplus: 10

7

Surplus: 9

6

Surplus: 10

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 6 7 6 3 7 5 5
6
7 6

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

427,600

82

/100k 19.2

Physician Need 60 41 39 38 25 17 38

Status Surplus: 22 Surplus: 41 Surplus: 43 Surplus: 44 Surplus: 57 Surplus: 65 Surplus: 44

30

Surplus: 52

32

Surplus: 50

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 61 42 39 39 26 17 39
30
33

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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

427,600

63

/100k 14.7

Physician Need 32 23 21 13 13 8 12

Status Surplus: 31 Surplus: 40 Surplus: 42 Surplus: 50 Surplus: 50 Surplus: 55 Surplus: 51

15

Surplus: 48

11

Surplus: 52

18

Surplus: 45

15

Surplus: 48

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 33 23 22 13 13 8 13
16 11 18 15

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

427,600

20

/100k 4.7

Physician Need 16 12 11 12 11 10 11 7 6 9 13 10

Status Surplus: 4 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 11 Surplus: 7 Surplus: 10

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 16 12 11 12 11 10 11 7 6 9 14 10

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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

427,600

85

/100k 19.9

Physician Need 45 24 22 23 29 23

Status Surplus: 40 Surplus: 61 Surplus: 63 Surplus: 62 Surplus: 56 Surplus: 62

12

Surplus: 73

53

Surplus: 32

27

Surplus: 58

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 46 24 23 23 29 23
12
54 27

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

427,600

12

/100k 2.8

Physician Need 8 5 4 3 4 5

Status Surplus: 4 Surplus: 7 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 7

3

Surplus: 9

4

Surplus: 8

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 8 5 4 3 4 5
3
4

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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

427,600

178

/100k 41.6

Physician Need 135 195 182 108 71 47

Status Surplus: 43
Deficit: -17 Deficit: -4 Surplus: 70 Surplus: 107 Surplus: 131

39

Surplus: 139

69

Surplus: 109

96

Surplus: 82

101

Surplus: 77

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 137 198 185 109 72 48
40
70 98 102

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

427,600

28

/100k 6.5

Physician Need 18
13

Status Surplus: 10 Surplus: 15

14

Surplus: 14

7

Surplus: 21

7

Surplus: 21

6

Surplus: 22

15

Surplus: 13

10

Surplus: 18

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 18 13
14 7 7
6
15 10

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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

427,600

5

/100k 1.2

Physician Need 15 11 10 15 10 8 7 11 5

Status Deficit: -10 Deficit: -6 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -10 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -3 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -6 Adequate 0

5

Adequate 0

9

Deficit: -4

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 15 11 10 16 10 8 7 11 5
5 9

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

427,600

16

/100k 3.7

Physician Need 9 3 3 4 5 3 3

Status Surplus: 7 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 11 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 13

3

Surplus: 13

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 10 3 3 4 5 3 3
3

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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

427,600

157

/100k 36.7

Physician Need 227 92 86 123 120 130

Status Deficit: -70 Surplus: 65 Surplus: 71 Surplus: 34 Surplus: 37 Surplus: 27

71

Surplus: 86

48

Surplus: 109

81

Surplus: 76

94

Surplus: 63

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 230 93 87 125 122 131
72
49 82 95

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

427,600

32

/100k 7.5

Physician Need 11 6 6 5 3 3 4

Status Surplus: 21 Surplus: 26 Surplus: 26 Surplus: 27 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 28

3

Surplus: 29

4

Surplus: 28

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 11 6 6 5 3 3 4
3 4

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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

427,600

17

/100k 4.0

Physician Need 8
5
4
5
6

Status Surplus: 9 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 11

2

Surplus: 15

3

Surplus: 14

4

Surplus: 13

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 8 5 4 5 6
2
3
4

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

427,600

40

/100k 9.4

Physician Need 21 10 10 14 6 7 5

Status Surplus: 19 Surplus: 30 Surplus: 30 Surplus: 26 Surplus: 34 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 35

9

Surplus: 31

6

Surplus: 34

8

Surplus: 32

8

Surplus: 32

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 22 10 10 14 6 7 5
9 6 8 8

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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

427,600

69

/100k 16.1

Physician Need 60 52 48 42 50 49 43 38 36 34 43 44

Status Surplus: 9 Surplus: 17 Surplus: 21 Surplus: 27 Surplus: 19 Surplus: 20 Surplus: 26 Surplus: 31 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 35 Surplus: 26 Surplus: 25

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 61 52 49 43 50 50 43 38 36 35 44 44

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

427,600

34

/100k 8.0

Physician Need 26 25 24 20 10 13 21

Status Surplus: 8 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 24 Surplus: 21 Surplus: 13

15

Surplus: 19

14

Surplus: 20

20

Surplus: 14

18

Surplus: 16

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 26 26 24 20 10 13 22
15 14 20 18

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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

427,600

58

/100k 13.6

Physician Need 35 29 27 26 25 18 29 13 25 18 26 24

Status Surplus: 23 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 31 Surplus: 32 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 40 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 45 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 40 Surplus: 32 Surplus: 34

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 36 29 28 26 26 18 29 13 26 18 27 24

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

427,600

25

/100k 5.8

Physician Need 15
14

Status Surplus: 10 Surplus: 11

14

Surplus: 11

15

Surplus: 10

10

Surplus: 15

13

Surplus: 12

13

Surplus: 12

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 15 14
14 15 10 13
13

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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

427,600

37

/100k 8.7

Physician Need 27 8 8 27 14 8

Status Surplus: 10 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 23 Surplus: 29

18

Surplus: 19

14

Surplus: 23

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 27 8 8 28 14 8
18
14

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

427,600

109

/100k 25.5

Physician Need 106 71 66 53 51 68

Status Surplus: 3 Surplus: 38 Surplus: 43 Surplus: 56 Surplus: 58 Surplus: 41

42

Surplus: 67

32

Surplus: 77

59

Surplus: 50

56

Surplus: 53

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 108 72 67 54 52 69
42
33 60 56

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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

427,600

17

/100k 4.0

Physician Need
10

Status Surplus: 7

5

Surplus: 12

1

Surplus: 16

2

Surplus: 15

5

Surplus: 12

10

Surplus: 7

9

Surplus: 8

5

Surplus: 12

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 10
5 1
2
5 10 10 5

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

427,600

80

/100k 18.7

Physician Need 58 33 31 66 22 18

Status Surplus: 22 Surplus: 47 Surplus: 49 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 58 Surplus: 62

31

Surplus: 49

17

Surplus: 63

25

Surplus: 55

30

Surplus: 50

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 59 33 31 67 23 18
31 17 25 31

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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

427,600

26

/100k 6.1

Physician Need 15 9 8 6 6 4 6

Status Surplus: 11 Surplus: 17 Surplus: 18 Surplus: 20 Surplus: 20 Surplus: 22 Surplus: 20

6

Surplus: 20

6

Surplus: 20

6

Surplus: 20

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 15 9 8 6 6 4 6
6
6 7

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

427,600

64

/100k 15.0

Physician Need 49 58 59 33 36 20 33

Status Surplus: 15 Surplus: 6 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 31 Surplus: 28 Surplus: 44 Surplus: 31

34

Surplus: 30

39

Surplus: 25

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 49 59 59 33 37 20 33
35
39

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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

427,600

12

/100k 2.8

Physician Need 6 5 4 3 2 3 3

Status Surplus: 6 Surplus: 7 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 9

2

Surplus: 10

6

Surplus: 6

3

Surplus: 9

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 7 5 4 3 2 3 3
2
6 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

427,600

60

/100k 14.0

Physician Need 53 40 38 41 30 27 25 18 41 18 26 30

Status Surplus: 7 Surplus: 20 Surplus: 22 Surplus: 19 Surplus: 30 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 35 Surplus: 42 Surplus: 19 Surplus: 42 Surplus: 34 Surplus: 30

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 54 41 38 42 30 27 26 18 42 18 26 31

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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

427,600

4

/100k 0.9

Physician Need
6

Status Deficit: -2

3

Surplus: 1

0

Surplus: 4

2

Surplus: 2

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 7
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

427,600

18

/100k 4.2

Physician Need 15 15 14 13 14 10 12

Status Surplus: 3 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 4 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 4 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 6

11

Surplus: 7

8

Surplus: 10

12

Surplus: 6

12

Surplus: 6

2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 15 15 14 13 14 10 13
11 8 12 13

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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,
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.