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Brian J. Bohlmann, MD
Dean Medical Center Madison, Wis

JAMA. 1990;264(10):1247.

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To the Editor.—

I read with great interest the recent article by Hernried et al¹ regarding medical students' indebtedness. The increasing importance of this issue is not fully appreciated by many observers, including some among the medical community. I recently completed my internal medicine residency at the Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, Wis. I have only a moderate debt load and am fortunate because the cost of living here in a rural area is less than that associated with large metropolitan centers. Nonetheless, even as a single person, I am just able to pay for food, housing, and transportation, and I have little left over at the end of the month. I have no doubt that those residents who are married and/or have children find it difficult to provide even basic necessities, especially in parts of the country where the cost of living is high.

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