medicine - Woodruff Health Sciences Center - Emory University

Relieving student debt
The Rogers family on
vacation in Colorado.
Adam Rogers 92C 96M and Stephanie fireman Rogers
92C knew the high price tag of education when they
were in school at Emory University. They wanted qualified
students to be able to choose
Emory freely, regardless of
their financial situation, and
established two scholarships to
help them do that.
“We both loved Emory and
looked at the scholarships as
a means to open the Emory
experience for others,” says Adam Rogers, a retina specialist
and faculty member at Tufts University School of Medicine
in Boston. “We want to help people who have the ability to
“We both loved Emory and looked at the
scholarships as a means to open the Emory
experience for others. We want to help people
who have the ability to be accepted, but who
might not be able to afford it.”
— Adam Rogers 92C 96M and Stephanie Fireman Rogers 92C
be accepted, but who might not be
able to afford it.”
The Rogers established one scholarship
in the School of Medicine and
another in the Emory College of Arts
and Sciences for students who qualify
for the Emory Advantage program.
Emory Advantage reduces student
debt for students from low- and middle-income
families.
The Rogers’ ultimate goal is for
each of the scholarships to provide
full tuition for one student in the
medical school and one student in the
college every four years.
Medical student debt is threatening
to become unmanageable
for young physicians. According
to a report by the Association of
American Medical Colleges (AAMC), medical school
graduates with debt in 2006 owed about $130,000 on average
on graduation. Mean physician income is estimated
to be $216,000. Primary care
physicians earn an average of
about 30% less than the mean,
according to the AAMC.
The national report on student
debt and education costs,
updated in fall 2007, indicated
that indebtedness rates are
growing at an average of 5.9% for private medical school
graduates and 6.9% for their public school counterparts
each year.
ToTal goal: $500 mILLIon
raised To daTe: $346 mILLIon
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