Financial Aid Resources

The AAMC's FIRST (Financial Information, Resources, Services, and Tools) program provides free resources to help you make wise financial decisions. Whether you’re thinking about how to afford medical school, applying for student loans, or determining your loan repayment options, you’ll find unbiased, reliable guidance from FIRST.

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K-12 M4 Premed Navigator

Apply Smart for Residency

Managing Your Finances During Residency

Get answers to your questions about the cost of applying to residency.

Premed Navigator

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Medical School? Here’s a Breakdown

Kumail Hussain, a medical school student at Rosalind Franklin University, provides an outline of the cost of medical school and shares money saving tips.

Premed Navigator

Saving Money in Medical School 101

Kumail Hussain, a student at Rosalind Franklin University, shares his tips for saving money in medical school.

Premed Navigator

5 Things I Wish I Knew as a Premed About How to Pay for Medical School

Third-year medical student Kevin Keith shares his tips for identifying loans, budgeting wisely, and applying for scholarships and grants.

Applying to MD/PhD Programs

Financial Support for MD-PhD Trainees

To reduce financial burdens, most MD-PhD programs support trainees with a stipend and tuition scholarship during medical school and graduate school training.

Understanding the Application Process

If You Don’t Match: Steps to Manage Student Loans

Review this fact sheet about loan repayment and managing money if you don't match.

March 27, 2024

Financial Aid Resources

Income-Driven Repayment Plans and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program

Read about how the Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans qualify as eligible repayment plans for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.