Students' debt to double
Mon 2 Jun 2008
30/05/2008
Students are already in debt before they start work and, for some, this amount could double. The British Medical Association (BMA) has said medical students could leave university with £37,000 of debt. The figure could, it said, dissuade people from looking into the medical profession and have a longer term impression on the recruitment of staff. Ian Noble, chairman of the BMA's medical student committee, said: "But it's very likely that many able sixth form students, who want to become doctors, will be put off by the idea of such large debts when they graduate." Students often take a mixture of loans, grants and allowances to fund their studies. Mr Noble is worried the cost of medical training could create an elitist profession. "Becoming a doctor must not become the preserve of the wealthy, yet if something isn't done, that is the way it could go," he added.
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