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The Price of Becoming a Physician

The Price of Becoming a Physician From the Editor We are always this number, and half of individuals Unmatched medical students—and their really carrying 2,3 had more. That said, education debt is numbers are rising—also encounter a ladder, but it’s 6,7 distributed unevenly amongst graduates. serious financial challenges. An online invisible. We comment posted by a student in this More graduates of public schools have only know situation states: “Right now I’m 400K debt, but private school graduates something’s in debt and can practice as a medical the matter: owe more, on average, than do public 2,3 something precious assistant at best…. Was anything I did the school graduates. A larger proportion crashes; easy doors last 10 years worth [it] now?” Graduating of medical school graduates who are prove impassable…. students who match in very expensive Black (91%) or Hispanic (85%) incur geographic areas, such as New York or —Kay Ryan, “Carrying a Ladder” debt, compared with White (75%) or 3 California, may face significant debt Asian (63%) graduates. In an analysis during their residency and fellowship of 2019 data, the median debt burden Becoming a physician is expensive. In training years due to cost of living. was highest amongst Black graduates, the United States http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Academic Medicine Wolters Kluwer Health

The Price of Becoming a Physician

Roberts, Laura Weiss
Academic Medicine , Volume 98 (5) – May 21, 2023
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Wolters Kluwer Health
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Copyright © 2023 by the Association of American Medical Colleges
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1040-2446
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1938-808X
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10.1097/acm.0000000000005172
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From the Editor We are always this number, and half of individuals Unmatched medical students—and their really carrying 2,3 had more. That said, education debt is numbers are rising—also encounter a ladder, but it’s 6,7 distributed unevenly amongst graduates. serious financial challenges. An online invisible. We comment posted by a student in this More graduates of public schools have only know situation states: “Right now I’m 400K debt, but private school graduates something’s in debt and can practice as a medical the matter: owe more, on average, than do public 2,3 something precious assistant at best…. Was anything I did the school graduates. A larger proportion crashes; easy doors last 10 years worth [it] now?” Graduating of medical school graduates who are prove impassable…. students who match in very expensive Black (91%) or Hispanic (85%) incur geographic areas, such as New York or —Kay Ryan, “Carrying a Ladder” debt, compared with White (75%) or 3 California, may face significant debt Asian (63%) graduates. In an analysis during their residency and fellowship of 2019 data, the median debt burden Becoming a physician is expensive. In training years due to cost of living. was highest amongst Black graduates, the United States

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Academic Medicine – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: May 21, 2023

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