> Maybe medical school prices would go down with additional scale.
It seems like a bit of a chicken and egg problem. Medical school is already so expensive that the salaries are necessary in order for newly minted doctors to have the same disposable income after loan payments that, say, a programmer or chemical engineer who's 7 years younger has (4 years medical school + 3 years residency minimum). Who would make the sacrifices necessary to become a doctor, taking out massive loans, only for an income that won't sustain them comfortably?
It seems like a bit of a chicken and egg problem. Medical school is already so expensive that the salaries are necessary in order for newly minted doctors to have the same disposable income after loan payments that, say, a programmer or chemical engineer who's 7 years younger has (4 years medical school + 3 years residency minimum). Who would make the sacrifices necessary to become a doctor, taking out massive loans, only for an income that won't sustain them comfortably?