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It's a way of forcing ungraduated docs to pay to work. No joke - you have to pay to attend residency and work. And this isn't covered by student debt/governme
by tonyhb 6y ago
It's a way of forcing ungraduated docs to pay to work. No joke - you have to pay to attend residency and work. And this isn't covered by student debt/government assistance programs.
I know of several doctors who are in _significant_ debt despite working for the public sector for years. Their loans are forgiven, but the residency sits and accumulates interest that they can't quickly pay off because that same public sector work doesn't pay as well.
It's not-quite slave labour.
- phaedrus441 6y agoWhat are you talking about? Residents earn a salary (just google "XYZ university resident salary" to find it...). Medical school (which is prior to residency) is where the debt gets heaped on.
- tonyhb 6y agoI suppose it depends on where you study. If you're at a school (a school based hospital), you pay to go. You might get a stipend, but I know people from NYU who have had to pay to attend residency. I don't know the most about this field and you're right, a bunch of hospitals do pay. That's cool.