RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Complex Issues Affecting Student Pharmacist Debt
JF American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
JO Am J Pharm Educ
FD American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
SP 131
DO 10.5688/ajpe787131
VO 78
IS 7
A1 Jeff Cain
A1 Tom Campbell
A1 Heather Brennan Congdon
A1 Kim Hancock
A1 Megan Kaun
A1 Paul R. Lockman
A1 R. Lee Evans
YR 2014
UL http://www.ajpe.org/content/78/7/131.abstract
AB It is time for colleges and schools of pharmacy to examine and confront the rising costs of pharmacy education and the increasing student loan debt borne by graduates. These phenomena likely result from a variety of complex factors. The academy should begin addressing these issues before pharmacy education becomes cost-prohibitive for future generations. This paper discusses some of the more salient drivers of cost and student debt load and offers suggestions that may help alleviate some of the financial pressures.