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Table 1 Mean annual percent STMM participation over defined periods

From: Economic assessment of US physician participation in short-term medical missions

Period

Period Mean Annual % physician participation in STMMs

Retrospective period

1973-2013

5.7 %

40 years

1983-2013

6.8 %

30 years

1993-2013

8.7 %

20 years

2003-2013*

12.5 %

10 years

2012**

16.5 %

2012 only

  1. *Latest year for which complete PGBS data collected
  2. **Latest year for which state-based physician population data available