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JAOA • Vol 108 • No 5 • May 2008 • 231-
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LETTER

Excessive Tuition Does Not Equal Excellent Education

 Curtis K. Andrews, IV, OMS

Henderson, Nev

To the Editor: After reading the letter by Ethan Wagner, DO, published in the February 2008 issue of JAOA—The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association,1 I was prompted to write and urge the JAOA to follow Dr Wagner's suggestion of publishing an article correlating tuition hikes at colleges of osteopathic medicine with administrative salary increases. I agree with Dr Wagner that such an article would be interesting to read.

I also find it interesting that the osteopathic medical profession, which attempts to place as many osteopathic physicians as possible in primary care, has such an inordinate cost of education. Relative to the salaries of physicians in other specialties,2 those in primary care are likely to have more difficulty paying off their education debts.

If I knew 4 years ago what I know now—as a fourth-year osteopathic medical student—I would have made a greater effort to gain admission into a medical school that would not have left me with the extreme financial burden that I face today. I can honestly say that, from my perspective, excessive tuition prices (ie, >$36,000/year) do not guarantee excellent education.

I sincerely hope that the osteopathic medical profession will do more in the future to blunt the sharp and frequent hikes in tuition at its medical schools.

References
1. Wagner E. Debt control for young DOs [letter]. JAm Osteopath Assoc. 2008;108:53,81. Available at: http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/108/2/53. Accessed April 14, 2008.

2. Tu HT, Ginsburg PB. Losing ground: physician income, 1995-2003. Tracking Report No. 15 [serial online]. Washington, DC: Center for Studying Health System Change; June 2006. Available at: http://www.hschange.com/CONTENT/851/. Accessed April 14, 2008.





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