Will Changes to the Student Loan System Worsen Physician Shortages?

DadTwoGirls
Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:48:32 +0000

thumper1:

By limiting loans this way, there are many lower income students who simply won’t be able to afford to attend.

My first reaction is similar. I expect that medical schools will still be able to fill their classes with qualified students. It would not surprise me if the average net worth of the parents of students in medical school were to increase, for the simple reason that students with relatively wealthy parents will be the ones who can afford to attend medical school.

I do wonder about the impact on students who are already in medical school, and who are borrowing heavily to complete medical school. Will there be students who are already 2 or 3 years into medical school, and find it difficult to find the money needed to finish? I do not know the answer to this.