MtoM #69 - Graduating Medical School Debt Free
White Coat Investor Podcast
Dr. Jim Dahle of the White Coat Investor
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2022
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Spath interviews a dermatology resident in this episode who finished medical school with zero debt. It is quite an inspiring story. She had a financial plan and a budget, she lived below her means, applied to all scholarships she laid her eyes on, and had a supportive partner. Together they achieved the goal of a debt free medical education. Read about another inspiring debt free education here https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/my-plan-to-graduate-medical-school-debt-free/
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Whitecode Investor Podcast, milestones to millionaire, celebrating stories of success |
| 0:05.6 | along the journey to financial freedom. |
| 0:12.8 | Hey and welcome back to milestones to millionaire podcast number 69, graduating medical school |
| 0:19.3 | debt-free. This is your host Dr. D'Sha' Spagh. Today's podcast is sponsored by PK Insurance. |
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| 1:04.2 | info at pkinsurance.com. Today I'd like to welcome Istha Egbato to the milestones to millionaire |
| 1:11.9 | podcast. She's a dermatology resident who graduated from medical school debt-free and I can't wait to hear |
| 1:18.4 | all her secrets of how she did that. That's amazing. Istha, welcome. Thank you. Thank you for having me |
| 1:24.2 | on your show. It's my pleasure. Please tell us a little bit about yourself and what got you here. |
| 1:29.7 | Yes, so my name is Istha Egbato. I'm currently a transitional year resident in Boston and I'll |
| 1:35.1 | be moving on to Baltimore to continue my dermatology residency. And I'm here because I reached |
| 1:40.8 | a milestone of graduating from medical school debt-free. Congratulations. Thank you. That's amazing. |
| 1:48.7 | Thank you. I'd like to share my story and hopefully inspire other medical students too. |
| 1:52.8 | Hopefully also attend that school. Okay, so you got to tell us how did you do it? Give us the big picture. |
| 1:59.2 | Yeah, so I think it took a lot of team effort to get to where we are right now. So one, I am married. |
| 2:06.2 | So my husband obviously was able to support me while I was in medical school. |
| 2:11.5 | Two, I got a full tuition scholarship to medical school. What do those still exist? |
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