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[[File:Couple Watching Debtflix.jpg|500px|thumb|right|''"This is always a tear-jerker..."'']]
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'''Medical debt''' (also known as '''student loans''') is that soul-crushing thing you remember after realizing how much you [[Burnout|hate your job]] in healthcare. If you decide you want to watch your debt in real time, Netflix created Debtflix just for that reason.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/06/debtflix-on-demand-anytime/ Debtflix: View School Debt On-Demand Anytime, Anywhere(Gomerblog)]</ref> And even if you win the Lotto jackpot, you're ''still'' gonna be in debt.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/03/following-2-million-lottery-win-doctors-still-in-debt/ Following $2 Million Lottery Win, Doctors Still in Debt(Gomerblog)]</ref> How do you like them [[Adam's Apple|apples]]?
'''Recent Events'''
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On June 11, 2017, Secretary of Health and Human Services [[Tom Price]] awarded internist Dale Mitchell the coveted FAFSA Memorial Perseverance Award for paying off his '''medical debt'''.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/06/physician-wins-award-for-paying-off-student-loans/ Physician Wins Award for Paying Off Student Loans(Gomerblog)]</ref>
'''Related ReadingWays to Counteract Medical Debt'''
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- In an effort to save money during the [[BurnoutInterview Trail|interview trail]], fourth-year medical students are "sucking it up," piling no fewer than 10 med students per hotel room and 2 med students per airline seat.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2018/01/exciting-new-ways-to-finance-residency-interviews/ Exciting New Ways to Finance Residency Interviews (Gomerblog)]</ref>
- [[Graham Crackers]]
'''Related Reading'''---- * [[Burnout]]* [[Go for Broke]]* [[Graham Crackers]]* [[Lottery]]* [[A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned]]- * [[Student Loans]]* [[Tearjerker]]- * [[Trickle-Down Theory]]