A college senior majoring in exercise science faces a common hurdle for aspiring occupational therapists: securing financing for graduate school. While she aims to earn a doctorate and launch a nonprofit supporting children with disabilities, many students in health care fields struggle to access loans for advanced degrees. The financial barriers could delay or derail plans for those seeking specialized training in therapy and related professions. This report examines why graduate education in health care remains out of reach for qualified students despite high demand for their skills.
With her senior year of college now underway, Mitzie Westgate has begun planning what she’ll do after graduation next spring. An exercise science major, she hopes to go straight to graduate school and pursue a doctorate in occupational therapy so she can open a nonprofit to help children with disabilities like her cousin, who has […] The post Nowhere to turn: Many grad students in health care fields can’t get loans for their degrees appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
