Advocacy Brief: Department of Education Increases Stafford Loan Limit
The Department of Education has issued a "Dear Colleague" letter announcing an increase in the combined aggregate Stafford loan limit for certain health professions students (including medical students) from $189,125 to $224,000, effective immediately. This increase is entirely in unsubsidized Stafford loans and will allow medical students to borrow at a 6.8 percent interest rate, avoiding higher rates available through GradPLUS and other private loan programs. The loan limit increase comes in response to a September 2007 sign-on letter sent to Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings by medical organizations including ACP.
Match Day 2012: An Exciting Experience
Go behind the scenes at Match Day 2012 at The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and hear Dr. Katrina Armstrong, Chief of the Internal Medicine Division at Penn Medicine describe being part of the Match Day experience.
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