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Bernie Sanders: “If you want to go to medical school, fine. If you're smart enough, you can go to medical school. But guess what? On…”

On the recordApril 8, 2014
If you want to go to medical school, fine. If you're smart enough, you can go to medical school. But guess what? On average, you're going to graduate $160,000 in debt, and a third of you are going to graduate with more than $200,000 in debt.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Discussing the high debt burden on medical students affecting their career choices.

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