WHERE TO GO FOR HELP

WHERE TO GO FOR HELP – EDUCATIONAL DEBT COUNSELING FOR RESIDENTS

The American Medical Association (AMA) offers assistance to members through its Resident Physician Services office. If you are experiencing difficulties with a loan holder, you can contact the AMA at (312) 464-5000 for help in resolving the problem.

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) offers The Layman’s Guide to Educational Debt Management for Residents.

Several medical schools offer some type of debt management assistance to individuals enrolled in residency programs affiliated with their institutions. You may contact their office when you have matched:

Albany Medical College Office of Financial Aid 47 New Scotland Avenue Mail Code 1/ADM. R214 Albany, NY 12208-3479 Telephone #: (518) 262-5435 Fax #: (518) 262-5914 Contact: Tor Shekerjian Email: finaid@mail.amc.edu	Jefferson Medical College Office of Student Financial Aid College Building, Room G-1 1025 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 Telephone #: (215) 955-2867 Email: financial.aid@jefferson.edu
Georgetown University School of Medicine Office of Student Financial Planning 3900 Reservoir Road, NW Washington, DC 20007 Telephone #: (202) 687-1693 Fax #: (202) 687-2201	Loma Linda University Office of Financial Aid 11139 Anderson Street Loma Linda, CA 92350 Telephone #: (909) 558-4509 Fax #: (909) 558-4879 Contact: Verdell Schaefer Email: finaid@univ.llu.edu
Medical College of Wisconsin Office of Student Financial Services 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, WI 53226 Telephone #: (414) 456-8208 Fax #: (414) 456-6506 Contact: Linda L. Paschal Email: finaid@mcw.edu	Mercer University School of Medicine Office of Financial Aid 1550 College Street Macon, GA 31207 Telephone #: (478) 301-2853 Fax #: (478) 301-5617
New York Medical College Office of Student Financial Planning Administration Building, Room 125 Valhalla, NY 10595 Telephone #: (914) 594-4493 Fax #: (914) 594-4613 (Services for residents in NYMC-sponsored graduate medical education programs.) Contact: Toni Bohrman Email: toni_bohrman@nymc.edu	St. Louis University School of Medicine Student Financial Planning MS Rm 229 1402 South Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63104 Telephone #: (314) 577-8617
University of California, San Francisco Student Financial Services 500 Parnassus Avenue Millberry Union West, Room 201 San Francisco, CA 94143-0246 Telephone #: (415) 476-4181 Fax #: (415) 476-6652 Email: finaid@saa.ucsf.edu	UCLA School of Medicine Student and Resident Financial Services 10833 Le Conte Avenue 12-109 Center for Health Sciences Los Angeles, CA 90095-7020 Telephone #: (310) 825-4181 Fax #: (310) 794-1629 Email: fao@mednet.ucla.edu
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Financial Aid Office 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 601 Rochester, NY 14642 Telephone #: (585) 275-4523 Email: finaid@urmc.rochester.edu	University of South Alabama College of Medicine Financial Aid Office 1005 Medical Science Bldg. Mobile, AL 36688-0001 Telephone #: (251) 460-7918 Fax #: (251) 460-6761 Contact: Sharon Hera Email: shera@usamail.usouthal.edu
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Office of Student Financial Aid 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, TX 75390-9064 Telephone #: (214) 648-3611 Fax #: (214) 648-3289 Contact: Sue Hargis Email: sue.hargis@UTSouthwestern.edu