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Peer reviewedPetersdorf, Robert G. – Academic Medicine, 1991
A discussion of the influence of finances on students' decisions to enter medicine or pursue low-paying careers in primary care or clinical investigation looks at three factors: medical school costs, the magnitude of student indebtedness, and the effects of indebtedness on career choice. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Debt (Financial), Higher Education, Loan Repayment
