The Downsides to gap year before med school

ucbalumnus
Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:42:17 +0000

L_NewEngland:

I actually do know a couple that, while not in dire straits, are not super comfortable by any means in their retirement years. Both are PCPs/Family Docs.

I do think in both cases they are outliers, in one case because they were not very bright with their money or had other medical issues of their own that made life more complicated.

But how were medical school costs relative to physician pay when current retirees were in medical school?