I gave up my dream of being a doctor at a local hospital just one year out of medical school. That decision cost me close to half a million dollars, but it was worth it.

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Faith Choo, 27, left the public healthcare system just a year after graduating from medical school in Singapore. She is now working as a locum doctor.

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I'm a 53-year-old medical student pursuing my dream of becoming a doctor. I'm more financially and mentally stable than ever before.

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Jennifer Reinmuth-Birch says that going to medical school in her 50s is full of advantages.

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The hot trend for billionaire donors: paying for medical-school tuition

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Michael Bloomberg at a podium in 2023.
Michael Bloomberg said his organization's latest $600 million gift aimed to address "health disparities and underrepresentation in the medical field."

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Bronx medical student who suddenly got free tuition after a $1B donation says the school will be a nightmare to get into now

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Avraham Kohanzadeh will have his final semester at the Einstein College of Medicine paid for in full.

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