Financial Tips for Class of 2021
Looking ahead to your final year of medical school, I wanted to give you some financial challenges to take into account now as it relates to your planning for fourth year. First, with Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO, previously known as VSAS), many of you are contemplating the cost of doing away or International electives. […]
So, what’s all the buzz on Credit Scores?
You may be a pillar of your medical school community, admired by your medical student colleagues and beloved by friends and family, but if you
Save-ON Group-ON Craze
I recently registered to get Groupon coupons. My wife has been doing it for some time now and so I wanted to see what all
Reflections on the Price of Medical School Admission: A Debt Crisis?
I found myself viewing the CNBC Special Report on the Price of Admission: America’s College Debt Crisis on Tuesday evening (12/21). The program was very
Myths, legends and misinformation, Oh My!
Myths, legends and misinformation, Oh My! On occassion, a medical student will ask me about credit and in some cases how to attain it. This time
T’was Blind and Now I see…
I was having a casual conversation the other day with a work study student in the IUSM Office of Diversity who had recently ordered glasses on-line. When
Tis the Season for Splashing the Cash
Christmas is often a time to let loose a little… and with it comes the temptation to splash the cash – on going out, christmas
Are IBR and PSLF an answer to increasing the PC Physician workforce?
GREAT NEWS!!! for students interested in Primary Care (PC). The government has two programs that could make the career choice in PC much more feasible:
Introducing MS Money Blog
Writing a blog about money tips for medical students was my motivation for this particular blog. In my casual conversations with medical students in and