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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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Apply Smart for Residency
Managing Your Finances During Residency
Get answers to your questions about the cost of applying to residency.
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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.
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Saving Money in Medical School 101
Kumail Hussain, a student at Rosalind Franklin University, shares his tips for saving money in medical school.
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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.
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Budgeting to Pay for Medical School
Learn about tools to help you get started and tips for managing your budget going forward.
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Living on a student’s budget
Talking about finances — let alone thinking about them — is never a particularly fun conversation to have. However, learning to budget and manage your finances
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Managing Your Student Loans After Graduation
Learn about what you need to do to manage your student loans before you start medical school.
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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
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Online Advocacy Helps #SaveStudentAid
While medical education is an excellent investment, federal financial aid programs are critically important to helping ensure medical school remains affordable
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Easing into Residency: Transition Tips
Managing money during residency may be unfamiliar territory for you, so review transition suggestions that can help you successfully ease into residency.
  • December 21, 2023
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