The rural grads here located in towns of less than 25,000 not adjacent to a metro area. About 65% of the rural fp docs in towns of less than 25,000 locate in towns of less than 10,000.
| Year Graduated | Total FP Grads | % Rural Grads | Total Rural FP Docs | Years in Rural Practice | Rural years (millions) |
| 1969 | 3 | 0.35 | 1.05 | 8 | 8.4 |
| 1970 | 35 | 0.35 | 12.25 | 8 | 98 |
| 1971 | 42 | 0.35 | 14.7 | 8 | 117.6 |
| 1972 | 110 | 0.35 | 38.5 | 8 | 308 |
| 1973 | 183 | 0.35 | 64.05 | 8 | 512.4 |
| 1974 | 331.0 | 0.35 | 115.85 | 8 | 926.8 |
| 1975 | 586.0 | 0.35 | 205.1 | 8 | 1640.8 |
| 1976 | 847.0 | 0.35 | 296.45 | 8 | 2371.6 |
| 1977 | 1155 | 0.35 | 404.25 | 8 | 3234 |
| 1978 | 1477 | 0.35 | 516.95 | 8 | 4135.6 |
| 1979 | 1749 | 0.32 | 559.68 | 7 | 3917.76 |
| 1980 | 1862 | 0.31 | 577.22 | 7 | 4040.54 |
| 1981 | 2045 | 0.31 | 633.95 | 7 | 4437.65 |
| 1982 | 2154 | 0.31 | 667.74 | 7 | 4674.18 |
| 1983 | 2167 | 0.31 | 671.77 | 7 | 4702.39 |
| 1984 | 2258 | 0.31 | 699.98 | 7 | 4899.86 |
| 1985 | 2403 | 0.3 | 720.9 | 7 | 5046.3 |
| 1986 | 2370 | 0.3 | 711 | 6 | 4266 |
| 1987 | 2467 | 0.29 | 715.43 | 6 | 4292.58 |
| 1988 | 2396 | 0.27 | 646.92 | 6 | 3881.52 |
| 1989 | 2395 | 0.25 | 598.75 | 6 | 3592.5 |
| 1990 | 2457 | 0.23 | 565.11 | 6 | 3390.66 |
| 1991 | 2379 | 0.22 | 523.38 | 6 | 3140.28 |
| 1992 | 2392 | 0.22 | 526.24 | 6 | 3157.44 |
| 1993 | 2377 | 0.22 | 535.26 | 6 | 3211.56 |
| 1994 | 2433 | 0.22 | 568.7 | 6 | 3412.2 |
| 1995 | 2585 | 0.22 | 637.12 | 6 | 3822.72 |
| 1996 | 2896 | 0.22 | 722.48 | 6 | 4334.88 |
| 1997 | 3284 | 0.22 | 754.6 | 6 | 4527.6 |
| 1998 | 3430 | 0.22 | 796.18 | 5 | 3980.9 |
| 1999 | 3619 | 0.22 | 802.78 | 4 | 3211.12 |
| 2000 | 3649 | 0.22 | 788.26 | 3 | 2364.78 |
| 2001 | 3583 | 0.22 | 736.34 | 2 | 1472.68 |
| 2002 | 3347 | 0.22 | 704 | 1 | 704 |
| 2003 | 3200 | 0.22 | 704 | 0 | 0 |
| 70666 | 18236.94 | 101,835.3 |
The contribution of FP grads choosing rural locations since 1985 is over 102 billion dollars in economic impact to rural areas.
Family Practice residencies have graduated 18237 physicians directly into rural practice
Family Practice graduates have also chosen rural practice as their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th choice of practice in later career moves with perhaps 40% or 28000 serving in rural practice for some amount of time.
Additional contributions in rural economics and health services have been made by faculty and residents during training, with even more in more recent years with the implementation of rural rotations and rural training tracks.
FP and GP docs had 199 million of 822 million physician visits in the year 2000. About half of these involved 20 main diagnostic categories. General internists had 126 million visits and general pediatrics had 104 million. Less than 10% of IM, OB, and Peds docs locate in rural areas. About 30% of FP docs are in rural areas.
Contribution of Family Medicine to Underserved Practices
The Role of the Rural Community and Practitioner
UNMC Department of Family Medicine contributions
Economics Medical Education and Rural Health