GMENAC Target Physician to Population Ratios

SPECIALTY GMENAC TARGET RATIOS**

Family/General
1:3,968
Practice

Internal Medicine 1:3,472

Ob/Gyn 1:10,101

Pediatrics 1:6,667

Allergy 1:125,000

Cardiology 1:31,250

Dermatology 1:34,483

Endocrinology 1:125,000

Gastroenterology 1:37,037

Infectious
1:111,111
Disease

Nephrology 1:90,909

Neurology 1:29,412

Pulmonology 1:66,667

Rheumatology 1:142,857

General Surgery 1:10,309

Ophthalmology 1:20,833

Orthopedic
1:16,129
Surgery

Otolaryngology 1:30,303

Urology 1:31,250

Anesthesiology 1:10,989
 Emergency
1:18,182
Medicine

Pathology 1:15,385

Psychiatry 1:5,128

Radiology 1:11,236

** Source: Graduate Medical Education National Advisory Committee. Additional specialties

are available. Please contact Providence Healthcare Group if information is needed on a
specialty that is not listed.

Solucient 2003 Physicians to Population Ratios

FTE Demand per 100,000 Population
Physician Specialty Nation Midwest Northeast South West
Primary Care
General & Family Medicine 22.53 27.85 18.98 22.48 20.20
Internal Medicine 19.01 14.22 21.83 20.05 19.86
Pediatrics General 13.90 11.91 17.09 12.70 15.20
Medical Speciaties
Allergy/Immunology 1.72 1.13 1.54 1.98 2.02
Cardiology 4.22 3.55 6.77 3.44 3.91
Dermatology 3.13 2.30 3.97 3.18 3.19
Gastroenterology 3.50 1.64 3.53 4.40 3.95
Hematology/Oncology 1.08 1.28 0.92 1.03 1.08
Nephrology 0.73 0.37 0.30 0.98 1.10
Neurology 1.79 0.92 1.75 2.10 2.21
Physical Medicine and Rehab. 1.44 1.37 1.95 1.11 1.64
Psychiatry 5.73 4.79 8.86 4.45 6.04
Pulmonary 1.30 0.94 1.59 1.82 0.54
Rheumatology 1.33 1.00 1.46 1.53 1.20
Other Medical Specialties 2.01 2.83 3.08 0.64 2.51
Surgical Specialties
General Surgery 6.01 6.68 5.82 6.42 4.79
Obstetrics and Gynecology 10.17 9.10 10.20 11.81 8.57
Ophthalmology 4.71 3.98 5.77 4.52 4.83
Orthopedic Surgery 6.12 4.46 7.50 5.77 7.18
Otolaryngology 2.84 3.22 2.46 2.86 2.72
Plastic Surgery 2.22 1.72 3.06 2.28 1.95
Urology 2.86 2.52 3.54 2.95 2.45
Other Surgical Specialities 2.20 2.86 2.60 1.52 2.29
Pediatric Subspecialities
Pediatric Cardiology 0.20 0.13 0.15 0.26 0.22
Pediatric Neurology 0.12 0.14 0.07 0.10 0.18
Pediatric Psychiatry 0.59 0.52 0.84 0.59 0.45
Other Pediatric Subspecialities 0.89 0.89 0.81 0.79 1.10
Emergency Department* 12.34 12.30 12.65 13.07 10.98
Grand Total All Specialties 134.69 124.62 149.10 134.83 132.36
Source: Solucient physicians to population ratios were constructed from a combination of public
claims, private claims and several surveys, including the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
(NAMCS) and the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS). These ratios
represent the number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) physicians currently serving the ambulatory care
needs of a typical U.S. community in 2003. A national model and four regional models are
presented to show a range of physician requirements based on regional practice patterns. These
ratios serve as national and regional guidelines and are not intended to estimate the current demand
for or supply of physicians in any specific market. For the purposes of this study the MCRH
used the Midwest ratios.