Over Half of Graduating Family Medicine Residents Report More Than $150,000 in Educational Debt.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3122/jabfm.2016.02.150247.
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Abstract
Primary care workforce shortages are thought to result not only from lower remuneration than other specialties but also from increasing amounts of debt at graduation. A census of 3083 graduating family medicine residents found that 58% reported having >$150,000 in educational debt and 26% reported having >$250,000-levels that may deter students' interest in primary care and constrain the practice location choices of those who do choose primary care.