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Appendix C: IOM/Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Workshop on Changing Costs of Medical Education and the Impact on the Mix of Students
Pages 302-308

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... FOUNDATION WORKSHOP ON CHANGING COSTS OF I) ICAL EDUCATION AND THE IMPACT ON TI1E MIX OF STUDENTS November IS-19, 1982 Summary of Issues Identified and Studies Suggested C08t of medical education The educational costs of the medical school years have been estimated, by several methods, as about $2S,000 per year per student.
From page 303...
... a) The decision to pursue a medical career (i.e., to pursue a course of study to meet medical school admissions requirements?
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... c ~ What i.. the current status of minority medical schools?
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... There was particular interest in the ef feet of the level of debt incurred by students, especially in the light of changing income expectations. Research suggestions that relate to this issue include both investigation of past relationships among debt levels ~ socioeconomic characteristics, and career decisions, ant monitoring of current and future changes in these relationships.
From page 306...
... On the ocher hant, another respondent stated that such a task force already eclats, and a third believes that little would be accomplished by such a task force. Although most respondents commented on each of the research topics mentioned in the workshop Emery, few suggested additional research areas.
From page 307...
... FEDERt1AN, M D., Dean f or Students and Alumni , Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts BARBARA FILNER, Ph.D., Associate Director, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, O.C.
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... WILLIAMS, Ph. D., Director, Health Sciences Program, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California SUNNY YODER, Staff Associate, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D


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