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The COVID-19 Reprieve on Medical Student Debt

August 25, 2021

COVID-19 took an emotional toll on medical students. Government grants, reduced interest rates and paused interest collection offered some financial relief. Why couldn’t we make those changes permanent?

Monica Meeks ⋅ A Day in the Life covid-19, debt, pandemic, public health, student loans ⋅

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Are Physician Salaries Appropriate?

February 26, 2019

Over the holiday season, I was fortunate to spend time with family in northern California where I grew up. There I had the opportunity to catch up with some friends from high school. We talked about many things, but eventually the conversation turned to work, salaries and other practicalities of adult life we would have […]

Benjamin Ostrander ⋅ Perspectives in Research debt, healthcare, physician salary ⋅

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