[madiathomas]

The way I understood it, prospective doctors are only tolerating huge college debt because they will be highly paid and be able to pay back huge college debt. If fees goes down, people will simply avoid being doctors and study something else which is cheaper or a profession which command higher fees.

[chrisseaton]

I don’t understand that - people won’t want to study medicine if tuition fees are reduced?

[Twixes]

If doctor fees are reduced.

Medical schools charge students a lot because doctors get paid a lot, and doctors have to be getting paid a lot to justify the enormous debts medical schools leave them with. It's a vicious circle that will never end without serious government intervention.