Below is the 2012 edition of the Physicians Education Debt and the Cost to Attend Medical School document published by the AAMC. This document builds upon the original 2007 publication with the most recently available 2012 data, as well as fresh interpretations of these data. Included within are breakdowns between public v. private schools, discussion of the average rate of tuition increases with respect to economic inflation, and also mentions of indebtedness with respect to gender, race/ethnicity, scholarship recipients, and family income. Arguably the most interesting item addressed in this document is the expansive discussion of the role of debt in specialty choice (p.17). As table 9 demonstrates, the data shows little correlation between student indebtedness and specialty selection by earning potential.
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