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Resident & Student Finance

Medical student loans: Use debt efficiently, find best repay option

Learn more from the AMA about how to use your debt efficiently and find the best medical student loan-repayment option.

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Resident & Student Finance

Medical student-loan financing: What to know before you sign

Learn more about repayment options and get essential advice on what medical students should consider before signing to take out loans.

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Resident & Student Finance

Medical student loans: Federal repayment vs. private refinancing

What’s the difference between federal repayment and private refinancing? And which approach makes most sense for you?

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Resident & Student Finance

Overview of student debt and how to improve your credit score

Learn about the state of medical student debt in the U.S. and how to improve your credit score.

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Resident & Student Finance

What young physicians should know about personal finance

No one strategy applies to every financial situation faced by residents and young physicians, but these experts weigh in on where to get started.

AMA member Louis Weinstein

Resident & Student Finance

Disrupting medical student debt: Could these big ideas do the trick?

As medical student debt mounts, AMA member Louis Weinstein, MD, offers ambitious proposals on ways to eliminate the financial burden.

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Resident & Student Finance

Why student-loan forgiveness is making primary care more attractive

A decade’s worth of data from osteopathic medical graduates finds that those making use of loan-forgiveness or repayment programs were likelier to opt for primary care specialties.

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Pre-med glossary guide

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