My PSLF Testimonial

Dana, Physician, Williamsport, Pennsylvania

“What people need to understand is the financial reality that exists. My student loan payment, even on an income-based plan, was higher than my mortgage.”

As a physician with over $200,000 in student debt, PSLF gave me the ability to choose family medicine in a rural community instead of chasing a higher-paying specialty just to stay afloat financially. Without it, I likely would have been forced away from the kind of full-spectrum, community-based care I now provide, from delivering babies to training future doctors. PSLF didn’t just reduce my financial burden; it made it possible for me to serve where I’m most needed, in a place where access to care depends on physicians like me. Programs like this aren’t just about loan relief—they’re about whether communities have doctors at all.