Table 9. Total Economic Impact of Practicing Rural Family Medicine and Obstetrics*
PhysicianYears in Family Medicine×$1,000,000Years in Obstetrics×$488,560Physician Total
110$10,000,00010$4,885,600$14,885,600
221$21,000,00016$7,816,960$28,816,960
32$2,000,0001$488,560$2,488,560
415$15,000,00014$6,839,884$21,398,840
59$9,000,0008$3,908,480$12,908,480
63$3,000,0002$977,120$3,977,120
730$30,000,00022$10,748,320$40,748,320
822$22,000,0005$2,442,800$24,442,320
98$8,000,0007$3,419,920$11,419,920
1011$11,000,00010$4,885,600$15,885,600
11§18$18,000,0004$1,954,240$19,542,240
1220$20,000,00019$9,282,640$29,282,640
1315$15,000,0009$4,397,040$19,397,040
Total184$184,000,000127$62,047,120$246,047,120
  • * Physicians in no particular order.

  • Years of practice of family medicine.

  • Years of practice of obstetrics.

  • § Reported after completion of study.

  • Did not respond but numbers of years of practice obtained from departmental records.