RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Opinion and Special Articles: “Physician debtor” JF Neurology JO Neurology FD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins SP e29 OP e31 DO 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002299 VO 86 IS 3 A1 Scharf, Eugene L. A1 Jones, Lyell K. YR 2016 UL http://n.neurology.org/content/86/3/e29.abstract AB The increasing cost of attending medical school has contributed to increasing physician indebtedness. The burden of medical school debt has implications for physician career choice, professional satisfaction, and burnout. This opinion discusses the impact of physician indebtedness, the importance of improving debt awareness among neurology trainees, and program- and policy-level solutions to the debt crisis.