The Portland Doctors Earning Less than an Average High School Grad

Until recently, Portland was home to two of the country’s most prestigious alternative medical schools. But they’ve been on the radar of consumer-protection watchdogs, because students routinely take on hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt, but then earn a sliver of what they’d need to pay back those loans upon graduation. OPB higher education reporter Tiffany Camhi talks about the financial challenges facing these graduates, why some are accusing the schools of predatory behavior, and what it says about the state of naturopathic medicine. Mentioned in this episode: With Deep Debt and Low-Paying Jobs, Portland Alternative Medicine Graduates Say Their Degrees Will Never Pay Off [OPB] Oregon Alternative Medicine Students Face a Long Road to Loan Forgiveness [OPB] Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsor of this September 24th episode: Visit Vancouver