Investigating the impact of student loan debt on new practitioners

Predictors of job satisfaction among pharmacists: A regional workforce survey

“…Their results suggest that student loan debt may negatively impact new practitioner decisions to pursue additional degrees, education, training, and certifications while limiting pharmacists' ability to switch to a new job and feel fulfilled by the work they do. 58 Similarly, Yusuf et al investigated the relationship between educational debt and choice of practice setting, while controlling for demographics, among a national sample of pharmacists. Their findings suggest that pharmacists with higher educational indebtedness were more likely to choose higher-paying chain pharmacies relative to independent pharmacies.…”

The student loan debt crisis is undermining our profession

“…In this issue of Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Amin et al 1 investigated the impact of student loan debt on recent graduates. An anonymous survey was sent to licensed pharmacists in Ohio who had graduated between 2012 and 2017.…”

The impact of bank loans on university student retention

“…Critics of bank loans have reported that being in debt has a negative effect on the mental health and overall satisfaction of students (Corredor et al, 2020;Jones, 2019;Korankye and Kalenkoski, 2021). Indebtedness affects their professional and work development (Amin et al, 2021;Gecowets, 2017) and their socioeconomic situation once graduated (De Gayard on et al, 2022). In the United States and other countries discussion has focused on the elimination of student loans, and the forgiveness of the debt accumulated by those who carried them (Ferguson, 2022;Hofman and Van Den Berg, 2000).…”