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From A Financial Standpoint Is A Medical Education Worth the Investment?
A lot of attention recently has been given to college affordability and borrowing money to finance that education. AFFORDABILITY, it is also an ongoing debate ...
Aug 08, 2012 -
Are federal student loan interest rates too high?
Student Loan interest rates are back in the news again. President Obama touched on the interest rates in his State of the Union address in ...
Apr 25, 2012 -
Another armed-services option for medical students
In my prior post I explained how the Armed Forces Health Profession Scholarship Program works. This time I cover the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). ...
Apr 13, 2012 -
Armed forces scholarships for medical school
As I mentioned in my last post, there are a few exceptions that students can consider to reduce or eliminate borrowing altogether, including programs like ...
Mar 30, 2012 -
Merit-based scholarships scarce for medical school
The most difficult reality for many accepted medical students is the lack of scholarship opportunities that are substantial enough to eliminate borrowing. This time of ...
Mar 13, 2012 -
Holiday Spending, one perspective
Many of us are probably right now in full swing when it comes to holiday shopping. Our first and second year medical students are focused ...
Nov 28, 2011 -
Update on President OBAMA’s Announcement to Lower Student Loan Payments for Student Loan Borrowers
Before you begin reading or hearing half-cooked reports about the announcements President Obama made last night, I wanted to give a summary of what was ...
Oct 27, 2011 -
Free Medical School for everyone?
Recently, I listened to a Sound Medicine broadcast where the discussion was a plan for making primary care more attractive to medical students by eliminating ...
Sep 30, 2011 -
Should Cost be a Consideration when Choosing a Medical School?
I am back after a busy summer of getting our medical students situated for this semester. With an entering class of 328 students and over ...
Sep 05, 2011 -
Knowing your student loan options; Federal Loans vs. Private Loans
Although I love Sandra Block (who covers personal finance for USA Today) dearly, I can’t help but be a little disappointed with her sloppy reporting ...
Jun 22, 2011