How Trainees Finance Their Medical Education: Implications of Higher Education Act Reform.

Conclusion: Proposed legislative changes to the Higher Education Act would scale back loan repayment options and also eliminate PSLF for future borrowers. Our data suggest that higher debt burdens are associated with increased debt-related stress. Given program popularity and growing use, along with growing concerns of physician burnout, policy makers should weigh the potential downstream effects of policy change on prospective future physicians. PMID: 32451536 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association - Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: J Am Osteopath Assoc Source Type: research