Changes to federal student loans leave aspiring medical students scrambling to cover costs

Kate Armanini Chicago Tribune
Jul 29, 2025
Jul 29, 2025 Updated May 30, 2026

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CHICAGO — Twenty-year-old Eric Mun didn’t want to believe it: Only one kid in the family could make it to medical school — and it wasn’t going to be him.

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Under a Northwestern program called ChicagoCHEC,, undergrads and recent graduates, including Eric Mun, who are interested in medical school, take part in a hands only CPR simulation, demonstration and tour at a Northwestern surgical bio sills simulation... — Under a Northwestern program called ChicagoCHEC, (the Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative), undergrads and recent graduates, including Eric Mun, who are interested in medical school, take part in a hands only CPR simulation, demonstration and tour at a Northwestern surgical bio sills simulation lab, in Chicago, July 21.
Antonio Perez, Chicago Tribune

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Under a Northwestern program called ChicagoCHEC,, undergrads and recent graduates who are interested in medical school, take part in a demonstration of fundamental laparoscopic surgery, and a tour at a Northwestern surgical bio skills simulation lab, in... — Under a Northwestern program called ChicagoCHEC, (the Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative), undergrads and recent graduates who are interested in medical school, take part in a demonstration of fundamental laparoscopic surgery, and a tour at a Northwestern surgical bio skills simulation lab, in Chicago, July 21.
Antonio Perez, Chicago Tribune

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