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Loan Resources

Debt management is knowing how your loans will affect your finances, goals and lifestyle in the future. As a general rule, your total annual loan payments should not exceed 10 to 15 percent of your expected annual gross income after graduation.

Managing your debt while in school

The staff at the Financial Aid Office is available to assist you in your financial planning while in school. Please contact the Financial Aid Office to schedule a meeting to assess your current and future debt.

FIRST (Financial, Information, Resources, Services and Tools) for Medical Education is a portal designed by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) specifically for members of the academic medical community to help navigate the complexities of student debt.

If you are new to to the FIRST website, we suggest starting with the FIRST Site Tour. We also recommend entering your existing loans in the Medloans® Organizer and Calculator.

https://www.aamc.org/services/first/first_for_students/

Managing your debt after graduation

Residency Deferment of Stanford University Loans

Once you leave Stanford Medical School and the loan grace period expires your Stanford University loans will enter repayment. To qualify for residency deferment you must submit a deferment request form to University Accounting Service annually for each year you are in residency.

Steps to apply for residency loan deferment:

  1.  Obtain the deferment form from the UAS website or get it from the non-year specific section of our forms page. The  deferment request form indicates it is for NDSL, NSL, and HPSL/PCL loans. This is the appropriate form for Stanford University Loans.
  2. Complete Part I of the form.
  • Enter 'Leland Stanford Junior University' as the Lending Institution
  • Enter the start date and anticipated end date of your residency program. Deferments are generally granted for periods of up to one year so deferment will expire after the approved term even if your program extends beyond one year. Please submit additional deferment request forms for each year of your residency program.
  • In the section titled 'Health Professions/Primary Care/Loans for Disadvantaged Students' check the box next to 'Pursuing advanced professional training including internships and residencies in the field of ________________.' Enter the name of your residency program in the blank.
  • Sign and date the form.
 
        3. Part II  should be completed by your residency office.
        4. The completed form should be mailed to UAS:
   
                University Accounting Service, LLC
                PO Box 932
                Brookfield, WI 53008-0932
 
        5. You should make all requested loan payments by the due date until you confirm your SU Loans are in deferment status.
 
note: Perkins Loans are not eligible for residency deferment.

Repayment After Graduation

It is important during this time to maintain contact with your lender(s). You can view your loan balances and lender information at the National Student Loan Data System (Federal Loans) and University Accounting Service website (Stanford Loans). You can update and track your loans using the AAMC Medloans® Organizer and Calculator.

For Stanford University Loans you must file a deferment form annually (which needs to be certified by your house staff representative).

Loan Consolidation

In order to make loan repayment more manageable, it is possible to consolidate certain federal student loans into one new loan, with a single payment. Loans eligible for consolidation include: Federal Stafford/GSL/FISL, Federal Perkins/NDSL, HPSL, HEAL, LDS (after 1/93) and Federal Unsubsidized Stafford, SLS/ALAS. The interest on the consolidated loan will be the weighted average on your existing loans rounded up to the next one-eighth of one percent. Depending upon the size of the consolidated loan, a repayment period of up to 30 years is possible. While consolidation may ease the monthly repayment burden, it will increase the total amount of interest you pay. Detailed information is available in the Financial Aid Office as well as from your lender.

Other Repayment Options

In addition to the standard ten-year repayment schedule, you may have other repayment plan options for your federal loans, including graduated, extended, and income-sensitive repayment:

  • Graduated Repayment: The graduated repayment schedule will allow you to start out with a lower monthly payment that gradually increases over a ten-year period as your income increases.

  • Extended Repayment: If you have over $30,000 in federal loans obtained after 10/1/98, the extended repayment plan will allow you to make payments for up to 25 years.

  • Income Contingent Repayment: Income-sensitive repayment establishes monthly payments that are based on your annual (documented) gross income.*Only available for Direct Loans (DL).*

  • Income-Based Repayment (IBR): IBR repayment establishes monthly payments that are based on your annual (documented) gross income. Borrowers must demonstrate financial hardship to qualify. This repayment option is available for FFELP and DL.

You will receive additional information about repayment plans and options during your exit interview. If at any time during repayment you experience difficulty managing your loan obligations, it is critical that you contact your lender(s). Depending on your circumstances, you may be able to make special payment arrangements, including making smaller payments or no payments for a certain period of time.

If you would like to obtain an estimate of your total loan repayment (including monthly repayment amounts for the various repayment plans, interest rates, consolidated loans, etc.), please contact the Financial Aid Office. You can also use the loan repayment calculator at FinAid.org.

Default and Bankruptcy

Failure to make loan payments according to the repayment schedule may result in delinquency or default proceedings, or both. The costs of collection and penalties are added to the loan. In some cases, the loan must be repaid in full immediately. Stanford University School of Medicine will withhold academic transcripts, Deans’ letters, or any other information about a graduate if a loan is in default. Delinquent or defaulted loans will affect your ability to obtain future loans.

Legislation in many states precludes declaring bankruptcy for at least five years after repayment begins, and some courts refuse to cancel repayment responsibilities.

Repayment and Loan Forgiveness/Scholarship Programs

 

The Repayment and Loan Forgiveness/Scholarship (RALFS) web site is a searchable database that provides detailed profiles of many state and federal programs available to allopathic medicine and other health profession students.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)

This program was established to encourage individuals to enter and continue full time public service employment by forgiving the remaining balance of the individuals Direct Loans

General Information:

  • All loan must be Direct Loans (original loan with DL or FFELP loans consolidated into DL)
  • Must be employed full time by a public service organization (while making payments and when applying for loan forgiveness)
  • Must make 120 qualifying payments (only payments made after October 1, 2007 may be counted)
  • 120 payments must be made under one of the following repayment plans
    • Income Based Repayment (IBR)
    • Income Contingent Repayment (ICR)
    • Standard Repayment Plan (10 year repayment plan)*
    • Any other Direct Lending repayment plan (only payments that are at least equal to the monthly payment amount that the individual would have paid under the Standard Repayment Plan).*

Please review: Department of Education's Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Questions and Answers

 

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