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Medical school debt load of graduate anesthesiologists at a single medical school campus, 1982-2007.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19455873     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Medical school debt continues to grow at an ever increasing rate. We questioned whether the debt incurred by the residents finishing their training at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita (UKSM-W) was overly burdensome. We surveyed all graduate anesthesiologists from UKSM-W. The returned questionnaires were tabulated and subjected to statistical analysis comparing two cohorts: those graduates finishing in the years 1982-1992 (earlier cohort) to those finishing in the years 1993-2007 (later cohort). There was a statistical difference in median debt load between the cohorts, $56,823 to $113,746 earlier versus later cohorts (constant dollars). The percentage of gross income required to repay the debt was the same for both cohorts. Both cohorts reported under-funding retirement plans and children's education to service debt. Few of either cohort chose practice location because of debt load.
Authors:
H William Collier; Jeffrey J Swanson; P Jake Schwarz; Anne T Harvey; Martha J Rall
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of medical practice management : MPM     Volume:  24     ISSN:  8755-0229     ISO Abbreviation:  J Med Pract Manage     Publication Date:    2009 Mar-Apr
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-05-21     Completed Date:  2009-10-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8605494     Medline TA:  J Med Pract Manage     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  322-5     Citation Subset:  T    
Affiliation:
University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Department of Anesthesiology, Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus, 929 N. St. Francis, Rm. 8074, Wichita, KS 67214-3882, USA. hwcollier@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anesthesiology / economics*,  education
Cohort Studies
Data Collection
Education, Medical, Graduate / economics*
Education, Medical, Undergraduate / economics*,  statistics & numerical data
Financial Management / economics
Humans
Internship and Residency / economics*,  statistics & numerical data
Kansas
Questionnaires
Schools, Medical / economics*
Training Support / economics*
United States

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