Medical students consider abandoning degree because of financial pressures, survey finds

Four in 10 UK medical students say that they or someone they know has considered quitting medical school because of financial pressures, according to a survey by the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund.1

The survey of a representative sample of 100 students found that almost two thirds (60%) had experienced financial pressure. In a follow up survey of 525 students online, two thirds (65%) of those who had experienced financial pressure said that this had affected their mental health and wellbeing.

The fund is a UK charity that provides financial support and advice to doctors and medical students. Student applications to the charity have doubled in the past two years. In …