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To be fair, medical degrees in the UK are subsidized by the NHS, so they aren't paying extravagant student loans

Medical students pay the exact same way as all other university students. They pay via student finance loans for the first four years.

The NHS pays for the fifth and final year, as Student Fianance (England) will not cover the cost.

Medical students have the same student loans of £60k+ as any other student doing a four year degree

And the average US doctor has student loans of around £207,340, so the point stands. UK doctors do pay towards their education, but it’s heavily subsidised.

Compared to the student costs to other UK students. It is the exact same - a preferential subsidization would see medical students get a cheaper education within the UK.

It is hardly genuine comparing to the US system, which is the most expensive in the world.

What is the comparative cost to other European countries?

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