Author: Joanne Kenen

Incoming medical students from the Class of 2023 recite the Hippocratic Oath during the White Coat Ceremony at Albany Medical College on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019 in Albany, N.Y. Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union/Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union/Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images A little-noticed provision in the sweeping “One Big Beautiful” legislation enacted by the GOP over the summer sharply limits the amount of federal student loans that students earning professional degrees — including medical school — can borrow. It also imposes even stricter borrowing caps for other health fields including nursing and public health.…