Opinion: Medical Education Needs Major Surgery The tuition for medical school has risen quite a bit. As of right now, the tuition and the fees put together are about $50,000. Due to the high price of medical schooling, many of the students have to borrow money for the tuition leading to high amounts of debt. The average debt in 2012 was $170,000 and over one tenth of the private school graduates owe over $300,000 in debt. Under ObamaCare, a physician's income is supposed to decline. These factors are threatening the young people who are trying to become doctors, because if they're unable to pay off their debt, the doctors may practice medicine on patients just for the money, not for helping others in need. The US has the finest medical schooling in the world, but there are still things that they could work on. Every school teaches exactly the same thing. For two years, there is the pre-clinic studies, in which the medical students learn about anatomy, and disciplines such as histology. Every student learns the standard curriculum, and they add extra items such as, medical drawing. Many of the medical students dislike this, because they don't get to go at their own pace, they have to start with a course in which they are quite familiar with everything. Although medical school is expensive, students now need to make decisions about whether they want to take up a career in medical studies, because everyone counts on them for medical care.
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