论文信息 - Indebted to the bank or the profession? New doctor debt and its effect on access to care.

Indebted to the bank or the profession? New doctor debt and its effect on access to care.

A key line that foreshadowed the crux of immoral behavior in a political thriller many years ago was “follow the money.” This phrase has contemporary meaning when applied to the education of health professionals today. How is medical and dental education financed and how in turn does that influence the way in which our new graduates will practice and to what specialties they will apply? It is our contention that the exponential rise in the debt load of new graduates has and will continue to affect what specialties to which they apply and for which populations they choose to provide their professional services.

H. Waldman | S. Perlman | M. Ackerman

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