That's true, but the costs to the student are heavily subsidized. It costs about £220,000 to train a doctor for the first five years. The tuition fees paid by s

That's true, but the costs to the student are heavily subsidized. It costs about £220,000 to train a doctor for the first five years. The tuition fees paid by students with loans are less than a quarter of that, and don't include on-the-job training after the fifth year, which significantly inflates the cost. That's why doctors trained in the US typically graduate with around $240,000 in debt, while doctors trained in the UK owe a fraction of that.