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[nerdgrrl]

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But some do state school's tuition are a fraction of the do private schools' tuition. Why? At some do schools, the tuition alone can cover the cost of living plus tuition at a do state school.

hon, there are private MD schools that are very expensive too. it's called higher education. it's expensive.

 

[Nate]

Hmm, I think that I misread your post but the advise is still the same.

 

[dude11]

hon, there are private MD schools that are very expensive too. it's called higher education. it's expensive.

But why aren't there more state do schools like state md schools? Since there are like 25 do schools, they should all be state do schools. Is it because the states don't care for do schools? I know do schools give out federal loans as part of financial aid but a few do state schools have tuitions that are similar to that of md state schools.

 

[nerdgrrl]

But why aren't there more state do schools like state md schools? Since there are like 25 do schools, they should all be state do schools. Is it because the states don't care for do schools? I know do schools give out federal loans as part of financial aid but a few do state schools have tuitions that are similar to that of md state schools.

Opening a med school is not so simple as "let's go ask the state to open a med school". If there were state MD schools opening at the same rate as private DO schools, I would say you have a point. but they aren't. a state school is supported by the state, and this is why tuition is lower. not because private schools are cash cows, but rather, because they aren't receiving the same kind of funding from the state.

most MD state schools have been there a long time. the states just aren't opening new med schools, simple as that.

 

[the1doc]

Opening a med school is not so simple as "let's go ask the state to open a med school". If there were state MD schools opening at the same rate as private DO schools, I would say you have a point. but they aren't. a state school is supported by the state, and this is why tuition is lower. not because private schools are cash cows, but rather, because they aren't receiving the same kind of funding from the state.

most MD state schools have been there a long time. the states just aren't opening new med schools, simple as that.

great points.

it is my understanding that thirty years ago (or so), the AMA stopped the med schools from expanding the size of their classes. they also made it extremely difficult for new MD schools to get started up, etc. as a result, DO schools have started popping up all over the place to meet an increasing demand that for some reason the AMA has refused to meet. the net result is that DO students represent a larger portion of the total medical student base. additionally, we're seeing a lot more foreign-trained docs in the country.

it's no secret that the administration and faculty at my school are very well- paid. however, i believe this represents a much smaller portion of the cost discrepancy than the funding from the state does. states just don't have the money (or they choose not to have the money) to fund new med schools. i don't know that this really has anything to do with DO/MD. it's just that the MD schools are more institutionalized. having said that, i wish there was at least a little more state involvement to try and make some accountability for the way DO/private MD schools go through student's tuition money.

 

[medhacker]

as a result, DO schools have started popping up all over the place to meet an increasing demand that for some reason the AMA has refused to meet.

This is not true as of 2005. The AMA made an official communication asking all med schools to increase their class size.