title: Medical student education: what it costs and how it is funded.
abstract: The cost to Sydney University to educate a medical student in 2010 was obtained by dividing the total teaching costs by the number of students. This showed the annual cost to educate one medical student was $53,093. Sixty-one per cent comprised salaries. Fifty-three per cent is met by Commonwealth funding and the Higher Education Loan Programme. Fees from international medical students contributed a margin of only 2% towards total education costs. The shortfall of 45% is provided from other sources within the university. This cross-subsidisation may not be sustainable.
authors.affiliation: Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. kerry.goulston@sydney.edu.au
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goulston
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oates
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shinfield
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000191:economics*; D005376:Financial Management / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009517:New South Wales; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000191:economics*; D013337:Students, Medical