Accelerating Toward Affordability
This study offers a novel contribution to the ongoing discourse regarding the financial implications of medical education by providing a comprehensive NPV analysis comparing A3YPs with traditional 4YPs. Accelerated 3-year programs offer considerable financial advantages over 4YPs, which has implications for reducing medical student indebtedness and potentially addressing physician workforce shortages. Further research is necessary to explore the specific impacts on individual schools and specialties.
Authors
- Christina M. Vitto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5814-585X)
- Peter Nalin
- J. Cangiarella
- Betsy Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9191-1074)
- Annette C. Reboli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5713-7417)
- Sally A. Santen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8327-8002)
- Leong Sl
- Alicia Gonzalez-Flores
- Rafael Rivera
- Catherine L Coe
- Prijo Thomas
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Texas Tech University (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- NYU Langone Health (US)
- Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (US)
- New York University (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/acamed/wvag048
- Primary Topic
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00