<p>Miami- 300K in debt for a dermatologist, plastic surgeon, cardiac/thoracic surgeon is a realistic and not too crippling amount of debt. 300K in debt for a pediatrician is a heavy crimp on one’s lifestyle.</p>
<p>Just as not every premed student is the same (some major in music, philosophy, Classics- so they aren’t picking the cheapest school from which to apply to Med school, they are picking the best educational environment for them to flourish in their intellectual pursuits independent of Med school), not every physician is the same.</p>
<p>And I know many doctors in primary care who have opted to serve on Indian reservations and inner city hospitals to qualify for Federal programs to cover med school.</p>
<p>Lots of ways to become a doctor, and many ways to cover the tuition besides the free undergrad/parents pay med school model which is working so well for your D.</p>