Idaho foundation establishes scholarship for medical students
| April 22, 2008 |  View for printing |
The cost of medical education continues to rise, with medical students often amassing a staggering amount of debt in the process. A young couple recently profiled in The New York Times amassed some $330,000 in education loans over the course of their four-year study at Harvard Medical School. At the University of Washington, 87 percent of medical students graduate with debt. The median medical school debt at graduation rose to $105,202 in 2006.
One lucky Idaho medical student each year will soon have some extra financial help--and fewer worries about debt--thanks to the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation of Boise http://www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsRep ... poId=572260 . The foundation recently established the Laura Moore Cunningham Endowed Scholarship for Idaho Medical Students. The foundation's gift of $250,000 is being matched 50 percent by the UW under its Students First initiative. Students First provides need-based scholarships for undergraduate, graduate and professional students.
Mary Guiden mguiden@u.washington.edu
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