Medical Student Financial Assistance, 1996-1997

Loans account for the major portion of financial aid available to medical students. In the academic year 1996-1997, 80.1% of all available financial aid came from loans, and medical students borrowed more than $1.11 billion. Of the 1997 medical school graduating class, 83.2% had educational debt, 46...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 1998-09, Vol.280 (9), p.819-820
Hauptverfasser:	Beran, Robert L, Lawson, Gregory E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Data Collection Education, Medical - economics Medical schools Medical sciences Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Schools, Medical - economics Student financial aid Students, Medical - statistics & numerical data Teaching. Deontology. Ethics. Legislation Training Support - statistics & numerical data United States
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Zusammenfassung:	Loans account for the major portion of financial aid available to medical students. In the academic year 1996-1997, 80.1% of all available financial aid came from loans, and medical students borrowed more than $1.11 billion. Of the 1997 medical school graduating class, 83.2% had educational debt, 46% of whom had mean educational debt levels higher than $75000.
ISSN:	0098-7484 1538-3598
DOI:	10.1001/jama.280.9.819