Doctors' Day Organization

The National Doctors' Day Organization was developed to support the Medical Scholorship Funds for Universities in the US. For more information call 800-849-1727 or email info@doctorsday.org. The National Doctors' Day Organization exists to promote the talent and opinions of physicians and also raise awareness of the growing costs of medical school and the financial burden that exists for today's graduates. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, new medical school graduates reported higher debt upon graduation and concern for the increasing demands of the health care system. Results from their 2008 AAMC Graduate Questionnaire (GQ) showed graduates reported 17.7 percent of graduates had educational loans of or more—more than triple the 4.9 percent who had that amount in 2004. Students reported an average debt load of $141,751, more than higher than 2007 GQ data." Among the more moving results from this survey, is that students showed more interest in primary care specialties and in working with needy and vulnerable populations.