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Home Research Research Library The Growth of Family Medicine Resident Debt The Growth of Family Medicine Resident Debt 2021 Author(s) Edwards-Johnson, Jennifer Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, and Policy Brief Commentaries Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine The history of people and their relationships with debt is an interesting one. Although some embrace debt as necessary or even opportunistic, for many, debt represents stigma–a scarlet letter and constant reminder of something that is owed or has been left incomplete. For many, debt is something that should carry shame. I grew up harboring ideas of good debt and bad debt. My education, the one that my parents instilled in me was essential but that they could not quite pay for, was good debt. Educational debt was not something to be ashamed of, rather, it was a marker of my future earning potential. Of course, I understood that this too would have to be paid back, but educational debt was respectable, at least. After 4 years of undergraduate training and (almost) 3 years of medical school, I watched as colleagues were driven to choose their specialty based on any number of factors. Lifestyle and indebtedness were high on the list, as were availability of mentorship and prestige. As I decided on family medicine, I knew that I was making a decision that would significantly lessen my earning potential, and admittedly this made my decision more complicated. By then I was sufficiently disabused of the notion that my debt was good or bad, but I still had a lot of it. Ultimately, I found myself making a decision that had less to do with respectability or debt, and more to do with choosing a career and a specialty that had my respect. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2020 Maternity Care and Buprenorphine Prescribing in New Family Physicians Go to Maternity Care and Buprenorphine Prescribing in New Family Physicians 2022 The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning Go to The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning 2022 Evaluating the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Model at 10 Years: Practice-Based Outcomes and Opportunities Go to Evaluating the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Model at 10 Years: Practice-Based Outcomes and Opportunities 2021 Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind Go to Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind
Author(s) Edwards-Johnson, Jennifer Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, and Policy Brief Commentaries Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2020 Maternity Care and Buprenorphine Prescribing in New Family Physicians Go to Maternity Care and Buprenorphine Prescribing in New Family Physicians 2022 The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning Go to The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning 2022 Evaluating the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Model at 10 Years: Practice-Based Outcomes and Opportunities Go to Evaluating the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Model at 10 Years: Practice-Based Outcomes and Opportunities 2021 Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind Go to Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind
2020 Maternity Care and Buprenorphine Prescribing in New Family Physicians Go to Maternity Care and Buprenorphine Prescribing in New Family Physicians
2022 The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning Go to The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning
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2021 Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind Go to Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind