Newswise — Tufts University School of Medicine has expanded scholarship-matching and debt-relief initiatives for its Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) programs in an effort to make physical therapy education more accessible and affordable for aspiring clinicians. Through collaborations with physical therapy employers, the programs create avenues that could provide students collectively with an estimated $2.5 million in combined debt-relief support.
Rising graduate education costs and the national student debt crisis continue to pose significant barriers for individuals seeking advanced health care degrees. The School of Medicine’s hybrid, accelerated, seven-semester DPT programs were developed to broaden access…