Originally Posted by Jason K

Most schools do have some form of assistance - the problem is not a lack of help on the schools' part; it's that there aren't enough private practice opportunities to help even a small fraction of their students. You can't make gold out of thin air and you can't manufacture private practice associateships in practices that can't afford one. Most private ODs right now cannot afford to hire a FT OD to build their practice, even if the potential were there. That's where the oversupply comes in. Too many docs, not enough patients. The schools can't help the very problem they're feeding by helping a few lucky souls find the diamonds in the rough.