By Samara Lynn, blackenterprise.com
The news is shaking up the education world: New York University School of Medicine just announced that all current and future medical students can attend without paying a dime in tuition.
From the press release:
NYU School of Medicine announced today that it is offering full-tuition scholarships to all current and future students in its MD degree program regardless of need or merit—a bold effort to simultaneously address the rising costs of medical education and still attract the best and brightest students to careers in medicine. It is the only top 10–ranked medical school in the nation to do so.
The announcement from the medical school’s trustees, leaders, and faculty was delivered this morning to first-year medical students and family members as a surprise ending to the annual White Coat Ceremony, where each new student is presented with a white lab coat to mark the start of their medical education and training.
Read more at http://www.blackenterprise.com/new-york-university-school-of-medicine-free/
