A Prescription for Debt—How Federal Loan Caps Burden Medical Students

This Viewpoint discusses federal student loan cap changes, their implications regarding demographics of medical students and the US physician workforce, and consequences on the US health care system.

Corresponding Author: Katie Farkouh, BA, SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital, 60 Presidential Plaza, Syracuse, NY 13202 (farkouhk@upstate.edu).

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