Journal article
The impact of educational loan burden on housestaff career decisions
Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM, Vol.8(3), pp.143-145
03/1993
DOI: 10.1007/BF02599760
PMID: 8455111
Abstract
The past decade has seen declining interest in primary care medicine and a dramatic increase in the cost of a medical degree. Seventy-nine percent of housestaff in an internal medicine residency program responded to a survey to determine whether medical school loan burden was related to career choice in a primary care field or specialty area. Overall mean indebtedness was $45,185 (median $40,000). Thirty-eight percent of residents with debts < $40,000 chose a career in primary care, compared with 10% with debts > $40,000 (chi square =9.44, p<0.01). Fourteen percent of those with debts <40,000 and 59% with debts > $40,000 stated that financial conditions had a moderate to marked impact on their career decision making. Excessive loan burden has a significant influence on residents’ career decision making and a negative influence on choosing careers in primary care internal medicine. © 1993, Society of General Internal Medicine. All rights reserved.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The impact of educational loan burden on housestaff career decisions
- Creators
- Dale Berg - Milwaukee VA Medical CenterJames Cerletty - Milwaukee VA Medical CenterJames C. Byrd - Milwaukee VA Medical Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM, Vol.8(3), pp.143-145
- DOI
- 10.1007/BF02599760
- PMID
- 8455111
- ISSN
- 0884-8734
- eISSN
- 1525-1497
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/1993
- Academic Unit
- Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984359852302771
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