HEA and 20/220: Implications for the Classes of 2008 and 2009 By Andrew Landstrom
Published: June / July 2008 | Vol. 01 No. 03 Debt is a constant preoccupation of the medical student mind. In the fall of 2007, Congress eliminated the 20/220 pathway for economic hardship deferment with the passage of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. A strong grassroots effort on the part of physicians and residents eventually earned the pathway a reprieve. The narrow victory and continued tenuous future of the 20/220 pathway underscores a need for improved legislative literacy and advocacy within the medical student community.
Lessons from Kenya: A Perspective on Global Health By Molly Paras
Published: December / January 2008 | Vol. 01 No. 01 In recent times, figures such as Dr. Paul Farmer and Bill and Melinda Gates have brought the issue of global health to the center of the world's attention. One medical student reflects on her own contributions to global health and considers ways in which to be more effective and conscientious in contributing to the field.
SCHIP: What Every Medical Student Should Know By Andrew Landstrom
Published: December / January 2008 | Vol. 01 No. 01 On Wednesday, October 18, 2007, the United States Congress came 13 votes (273-156) short in the House of Representatives from the first presidential veto override in the history of the Bush administration. The vote was at the epicenter of a debate involving SCHIP, or the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which continues to be a focal point for the debate on the uninsured and the country's healthcare crisis.
