While maybe smart from a med school competition perspective

While maybe smart from a med school competition perspective
by Irish Tool (2018-08-16 13:49:09)

In reply to: NYU Makes Tuition Free for All Medical Students posted by johnthomas02

(although, query whether NYU was struggling to attract top flight med students), I don't see how this helps anything except doctors to retire earlier and more lavishly.

Mortgage companies are comfortable extending loans to med students at rates/amounts well outside the usual actuarial math. They are known to be very trustworthy in paying off their debts. They aren't the ones suffering from the student loan crisis.

Sure, maybe some kids are scared off from med school by the debt load, but that's pretty marginal.

We need more doctors, not richer ones. This money would be much better spent on undergrad debt or creating more med school slots.

Replies:

I think this is out of touch - dulac89 2018-08-17 00:23:21
This is pretty out of touch - carroll2005 2018-08-16 18:26:39
- I didn't mean to imply that money to undergrads - Irish Tool 2018-08-16 21:10:54
The economics seem complex - JohnThomas02 2018-08-16 14:41:08
Physicians are certainly affected by student loans. - CUBluejays 2018-08-16 14:13:05
- I do think it's appropriate for some types of work. - Irish Tool 2018-08-16 14:18:38
  - Internal Medicine/FP/Peds - CUBluejays 2018-08-16 17:17:15