Investigating the impact of student loan debt on new practitioners

Investigating the impact of student loan debt on new practitioners

Amin KA; Ulbrich TR; Kirk LM; Gothard MD

Journal Of The American Pharmacists Association

2021

2021-03-15

United States student loan debt has surpassed $1.7 trillion and continues to rise. Generally described as a “crisis,” the state of student loan debt in the United States is a subject of increasing consideration, research, and analysis by federal government agencies, nonprofit organizations, economists, and students who carry the balance. Excessive student loan debt has been hypothesized to affect students’ career choice, diminish quality of life, negatively affect their ability to give back to society at large, and delay progress on achieving other financial goals such as saving for retirement. Current available research evaluating the impact of this debt on student pharmacists and new practitioners is limited.

To assess the impact of student loan debt on financial stability, career choice, professional development, and overall well-being among pharmacists who received first licensure in Ohio within a 5-year period; hereafter referred to as “new practitioners.”

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Journal Article

NEOMED College of Medicine

Department of Pharmacy Practice

Jan to Aug list 2021