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BECOMING A PHYSICIAN Previous Volume 352:117-119 January 13, 2005 Number 2 Next

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The cost of obtaining a medical education has been spiraling upward for the past 20 years. Despite a lot of rhetoric in articles^1,2 and at meetings of the Association of American Medical Colleges, nothing has happened to change the alarming pattern. The average tuition and fees at public medical schools during the 2003–2004 academic year amounted to $16,153, and the corresponding figure for private schools was $32,588.³ Adding $20,000 to $25,000 for living expenses, books, and equipment brings the estimated cost of four years of attendance to about $140,000 for public schools and $225,000 for private schools.

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Dr. Morrison is the Vice Dean for Education, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia.

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