Why you should care about the growing debt of medical school graduates
“In conclusion, the current medical school debt burden influence not only the student’s future career goals but will also influence the level of care the average patient can look forward to and will likely cause more frustration with medical care as a whole. The decreasing desire to pursue medicine as a career will likely only decelerate the advancement of new treatments and a better future.”
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I hear you. It’s the same thing for law school grads.
Let me try that again:
There’s nothing like seeing a statement I received the other day saying I was 50k in debt.
It’s year 2.
Ugh.
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