Healthcare educational debt in the united states: unequal economic impact within interprofessional team members.

Richard K Shields Manish Suneja Bridget E Shields Josef N Tofte Shauna Dudley-Javoroski

Published in: BMC medical education (2023)

Graduates from most healthcare professions required extended repayment plans (higher interest) to meet debt ratio benchmarks. For several healthcare professions, low debt relative to salary protected career NPV. Students from minoritized groups incurred higher debt than their peers in physical therapy.

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