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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 Volume 34(3):665-667 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 2015 Family Medicine Department Chairs’ Opinions Regarding Scope of Practice Go to Family Medicine Department Chairs’ Opinions Regarding Scope of Practice 1990 Residency training for rural primary care Go to Residency training for rural primary care 2021 Comparison of Maternity Care Training in Family Medicine Residencies 2013 and 2019: A CERA Program Directors Study Go to Comparison of Maternity Care Training in Family Medicine Residencies 2013 and 2019: A CERA Program Directors Study 2019 Stuck in Graduate Medical Education Traffic? Teaching Health Centers Are Family Medicine’s High-Occupancy-Vehicle Lane Go to Stuck in Graduate Medical Education Traffic? Teaching Health Centers Are Family Medicine’s High-Occupancy-Vehicle Lane
Author(s) Edwards-Johnson, Jennifer Topic(s) Education & Training Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education Volume 34(3):665-667 Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2015 Family Medicine Department Chairs’ Opinions Regarding Scope of Practice Go to Family Medicine Department Chairs’ Opinions Regarding Scope of Practice 1990 Residency training for rural primary care Go to Residency training for rural primary care 2021 Comparison of Maternity Care Training in Family Medicine Residencies 2013 and 2019: A CERA Program Directors Study Go to Comparison of Maternity Care Training in Family Medicine Residencies 2013 and 2019: A CERA Program Directors Study 2019 Stuck in Graduate Medical Education Traffic? Teaching Health Centers Are Family Medicine’s High-Occupancy-Vehicle Lane Go to Stuck in Graduate Medical Education Traffic? Teaching Health Centers Are Family Medicine’s High-Occupancy-Vehicle Lane
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2021 Comparison of Maternity Care Training in Family Medicine Residencies 2013 and 2019: A CERA Program Directors Study Go to Comparison of Maternity Care Training in Family Medicine Residencies 2013 and 2019: A CERA Program Directors Study
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