It's worth noting that medical schools aren't accredited until they graduate their first class (after 4 years), and during that time their students don't qualit

It's worth noting that medical schools aren't accredited until they graduate their first class (after 4 years), and during that time their students don't quality for private student loans, so they have to take out private ones (i.e. worst of both worlds). Offering free tuition to their early classes has the double benefit of free tuition and the avoidance of an unusually shitty loan situation for their students. Given the fact about accreditation, I think a program like this should be standard for new medical schools.