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Digging deeper to pay for medical schoolQuick View. April 18, 2005.  Medical school costs are rising so sharply that future generations may have a tough time pursuing medical careers. Since 1984, median tuition and fees rose 312% at public schools and 165% at private schools. In constant-dollar terms, that means a public school medical education costs 50% more today than it did in 1984 and a private school education costs 133% more. In 2004, new physicians graduated with an average $115,000 debt, which at current interest rates results in a $1,242 monthly payment. These are medical school debt figures for a 20-year period. The numbers have not been adjusted for inflation. This information and the accompanying full-text visual aids were drawn from the following source:Assn. of American Medical Colleges. The "Medical Education and Student Debt" report can be found online (https://services.aamc.org/Publications/showfile.cfm?file=version35.pdf), in pdf.. [...]
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