Background: Since 1997, tuition has more than doubled at Ontario medical schools but has
remained relatively stable in other Canadian provinces. We sought to determine whether the …

Using national databases of the Association of American Medical Colleges, the authors
have examined reasons for the rising indebtedness of US medical students, looking across …

Purpose To examine the hypothesis that medical students' rising total educational debt is
one of the factors that explains the recent decline in students' interest in family medicine and …

Providing access to higher education across all income groups is a national priority. This
analysis assessed the performance, career choice, and educational indebtedness of …

Background Median indebtedness at graduation is now more than $170,000 for graduates
of US Medical Schools. Debate still exists as to whether higher debt levels influence …

Medical school tuition and medical student debt have increased dramatically during the past
two decades, but loans are available on favorable terms, which makes it possible for …

Purpose To test the hypothesis that family financial status is associated with the academic
performance of a medical student. Method The relationships between parental income and …

Methods Following approval from the University of Toronto Research Ethics Board, a focus
group was conducted with fourth-year medical students at the University of Toronto to …

Medical Education 2012: 46: 983–991 Context With impending health care reform in the
USA, there is an imperative to increase the number of students choosing primary care (PC) …

Aims. To determine the debt level that current Auckland medical students expect to graduate
with, and evaluate this debt in the context of their career aspirations and intended place of …