title: Complex issues affecting student pharmacist debt.
abstract: It is time for colleges and schools of pharmacy to examine and confront the rising costs of pharmacy education and the increasing student loan debt borne by graduates. These phenomena likely result from a variety of complex factors. The academy should begin addressing these issues before pharmacy education becomes cost-prohibitive for future generations. This paper discusses some of the more salient drivers of cost and student debt load and offers suggestions that may help alleviate some of the financial pressures.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cain
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Heather Brennan
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Congdon
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hancock
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaun
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Lockman
authors.affiliation: Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
authors.forename: R Lee
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D014146:Training Support / Q000191:economics*
keywords: debt; higher education; student loan; tuition