Is There a Connection Between High Educational Debt and Suicidal Ideation Among Medical Students?

  1. Liselotte N. Dyrbye, MD;
  2. Jeff A. Sloan, PhD; and
  3. Tait D. Shanafelt, MD
  1. From Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905.

    IN RESPONSE:

    We thank Drs. Yoon and Arora for their thoughtful letter. We agree that debt is a substantial source of stress for today's medical student. As reported, students with more than $100 000 of educational debt were 1.47 times more likely to have suicidal …

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