Differences in Educational Debt Among Family Medicine Residents: An In-Depth Analysis

High debt burdens among family medicine residents, particularly URiM family medicine residents, pose a direct threat to the stability and growth of the primary care workforce. Given the worsening primary care physician shortage and its impact on population health, policymakers and health care leaders must act decisively. Policymakers and institutions should offer more scholarship opportunities to students who choose primary care. Existing paths to loan forgiveness for primary care physicians should be preserved and significantly expanded.