Med school on the cheap: Why becoming a doctor in Texas is a bargain
With a state law capping tuition for medical school, many aspiring doctors are deciding to stay in (or move back to) Texas for their education.
AUSTIN — When Caitlin Comfort decided to go to medical school, the Yale grad had her heart set on staying on the East Coast. But her wallet had different ideas. Facing $90,000 per year price tags for tuition, she said no thanks, and started applying to schools back home in Texas.
That’s exactly what state legislators and educators want.
In Texas, a caps tuition at public medical colleges in a bid to bridge a doctor shortage by a) getting students like Comfort to come back,
