How Your Doctor’s Debt Matters

The country faces a shortage of healthcare professionals, yet today's average U.S. medical school graduate carries an enormous debt burden. with roughly $200,000 in education loans, interviewees explain, exciting decisions about specialty paths become struggles between passion and pragmatism.

Authors

Judson G. Everitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9177-6925)
William Burr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-3613)
James M. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7199-5493)
Lillian Wynne Platten

Publication Details

Journal: Contexts
Published: 2025-05-01
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/15365042251351969
Primary Topic: Healthcare Policy and Management
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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How Your Doctor’s Debt Matters

Judson G. Everitt, William Burr, James M. Johnson, Lillian Wynne Platten

May 1, 2025

Contexts

Healthcare Policy and Management

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How Your Doctor’s Debt Matters

Judson G. Everitt, William Burr, James M. Johnson, Lillian Wynne Platten

May 1, 2025article en

Abstract

The country faces a shortage of healthcare professionals, yet today's average U.S. medical school graduate carries an enormous debt burden. with roughly $200,000 in education loans, interviewees explain, exciting decisions about specialty paths become struggles between passion and pragmatism.

ContextsVol. 24(2)

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Healthcare Policy and Management

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