Debt swells for docsīetween 20, medical schools’ tuition increased at a rate more than double that of national inflation. “The largest take away is that loan repayment programs are working as intended and helping bring much needed medical expertise to medically underserved communities,” says Jesse Richards, DO, an osteopathic internal medicine physician at University of Kansas Health Systems and co-author on this study. Distinction of Advanced Osteopathic TrainingĬHICAGO-May 29, 2018-Graduating physicians with the highest levels of student loan debt are increasingly planning to practice in underserved areas, a trend associated with debt repayment programs, according to a new study in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.ĭespite the common belief that physicians with high debt avoid practicing in underserved communities where the pay is lower, researchers found state and federal loan repayment programs designed to address physician shortages are driving indebted doctors to areas that most need them.
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