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Thanks for sharing that it's possible to offset some of the debt...I tried searching instead of creating my own post, hence commenting on something from 2006.During med school I worked up to three part-time jobs, all medically related: doing pre-op physicals for a CV surgery unit, pre-employment physicals for a large department store, and putting IVs in at night if the nurses couldn't get them (but mostly sleeping). I also got paid for participating in research projects. I graduated owing one semester's (state school) tuition worth of debt. To me being nearly debt-free and learning to do top-notch, speedy physcials was more important than staying in the top 10% of my class. You have to know your priorities before you make the decision to work.
My first degreee was paid for thanks to scholarships/work and I hated taking out loans for nursing school. Loans were not horrendous at $25K and I paid those off as fast as I could. Life without debt. I realize medical school debt is inevitable but I've been toying with the idea of keeping my RN active and taking a per diem position. Usually they have a 12 hr/month minimum which works out to be $300-$400/month depending on the shift.