Understanding Financial Aid
Layman's Guide
The Layman's Guide to Educational Debt Management for Residents and GME
Staff is based on eight simple, yet proven steps for managing student
loans.
Glossary of Frequently Used Terms
Loan Consolidation Primer
To help medical school borrowers determine if loan consolidation is an
option they should pursue.
Interest Rate History
Web Sites with Answers on Debt Management
and Financial Aid (PDF, 2 pages)
National Student Loan Data
System
The U.S. Department of Education's database for student aid
For Financial Aid Officers
Financial Aid Officers can log in to access the following resources:
Lender
Assessment Tool
Exit
Interview Presentation on the GSA member Web site.
Entrance
Interview Presentation (coming soon)
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Informational Brochures
Loan Repayment Timeline: Class of 2008 (PDF,
2 pages)
Use of Economic Hardship Deferment on FFEL and DL Loans
Medical Student Education: Cost, Debt,
and Resident Stipend Facts (PDF, 2 pages)
(MD)2 : Monetary Deciscions for Medical Doctors - financial aid information for applicants, students and residents.Articles of interest include: "Credit and Consumer Debt" (PDF, 4 pages) and "The Financial Aid Application Process" (PDF, 3 pages) .
To order (MD)2 print materials, please contact Denine Hales at dhales@aamc.org.
Print Brochures
FIRST brochures are available to AAMC member schools:
Please note that FIRST brochures come in
packs of 20 (i.e., an order for "2" equals 40 brochures).
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Popular Publications
Educational Debt Manager (PDF, 26 pages)
This brochure provides step-by-step, common-sense strategies for managing
debt.

Economic Hardship Deferment Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 12 pages)
For residents and
financial aid advisors |