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Table 4 Cost estimates including ancillary personnel* with physician costs

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

Ancillary Personnel Calculation

Sample year

Airfare

Organization fees

Total (direct)

Estim. participation

     
    

AncillaryX1

Ancillary direct

Physician direct

Physician+ A1 direct

Physician total

Physician + A1 Total

1983

$ 1,500

$ 250

$ 1,749

23565

$ 41,215,565

$ 47,100,978

$ 88,316,543

$ 382,899,435

$ 424,115,000

1993

$ 1,583

$ 250

$ 1,832

26063

$ 47,756,036

$ 52,095,519

$ 99,851,555

$ 186,741,130

$ 234,497,165

2003

$ 875

$ 875

$ 1,749

60848

$ 106,423,105

$ 129,218,277

$ 235,641,381

$ 676,819,609

$ 783,242,714

2012

$ 1,881

$ 947

$ 2,828

145185

$ 410,587,845

$ 485,076,783

$ 895,664,627

$ 2,072,451,362

$ 2,483,039,207

    

AncillaryX2

Ancillary direct

Physician direct

Physician+ A2 direct

Physician total

Physician + A2 Total

1983

$ 1,500

$ 250

$ 1,749

47130

$ 82,431,130

$ 47,100,978

$ 129,532,109

$ 382,899,435

$ 465,330,565

1993

$ 1,583

$ 250

$ 1,832

52126

$ 95,512,072

$ 52,095,519

$ 147,607,591

$ 186,741,130

$ 282,253,201

2003

$ 875

$ 875

$ 1,749

121696

$ 212,846,209

$ 129,218,277

$ 342,064,486

$ 676,819,609

$ 889,665,819

2012

$ 1,881

$ 947

$ 2,828

290371

$ 821,175,689

$ 485,076,783

$ 1,306,252,472

$ 2,072,451,362

$ 2,893,627,052

    

AncillaryX3

Ancillary direct

Physician direct

Physician+ A3 direct

Physician total

Physician + A3 Total

1983

$ 1,500

$ 250

$ 1,749

70696

$ 123,646,696

$ 47,100,978

$ 170,747,674

$ 382,899,435

$ 506,546,130

1993

$ 1,583

$ 250

$ 1,832

78189

$ 143,268,107

$ 52,095,519

$ 195,363,627

$ 186,741,130

$ 330,009,237

2003

$ 875

$ 875

$ 1,749

182544

$ 319,269,314

$ 129,218,277

$ 448,487,591

$ 676,819,609

$ 996,088,924

2012

$ 1,881

$ 947

$ 2,828

435556

$ 1,231,763,534

$ 485,076,783

$1,716,840,316

$ 2,072,451,362

$ 3,304,214,896

    

AncillaryX4

Ancillary direct

Physician direct

Physician+ A4 direct

Physician total

Physician + A4 Total

1983

$ 1,500

$ 250

$ 1,749

94261

$ 164,862,261

$ 47,100,978

$ 211,963,239

$ 382,899,435

$ 547,761,696

1993

$ 1,583

$ 250

$ 1,832

104252

$ 191,024,143

$ 52,095,519

$ 243,119,662

$ 186,741,130

$ 377,765,273

2003

$ 875

$ 875

$ 1,749

243392

$ 425,692,419

$ 129,218,277

$ 554,910,696

$ 676,819,609

$ 1,102,512,028

2012

$ 1,881

$ 947

$ 2,828

580741

$ 1,642,351,378

$ 485,076,783

$ 2,127,428,161

$ 2,072,451,362

$ 3,714,802,741

  1. * “A1, A2, A3, A4” in the table connotes the accompaniment by 1–4 ancillary personnel