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American Academy of Family Physicians

Medical Student Debt Relief

See also:
Medical School Graduates
Family Medicine Department, Definition
Rural Practice: Family Medicine Graduate Medical Education Training For Rural Practice (Position Paper)
Student Choice of Family Medicine, Incentives for Increasing
National Health Service Corps
Rural Practice, Keeping Physicians in (Position Paper)
The AAFP calls for expanded funding for federal loan programs targeted to support family medicine and primary care, allowing the deferment of interest and principal payments on medical student loans until after completion of postgraduate training and the tax-deductibility of interest on principal payment for such loans. (2006)