Here’s a quick reminder that the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is expanding its Fee Assistance Program (FAP) to residency applicants this year.
The good news is that if you were previously approved for the AAMC FAP, you will automatically get a 60% discount on your residency application for this ERAS season.
The bad news is that current medical students are not eligible to apply for the FAP even if they now have financial challenges that they did not have prior to medical school or if they qualified before medical school but declined to apply for the FAP benefits.
The AAMC says they are going to survey “the student affairs community” to understand “if and how” they can further expand the FAP for residency applicants.
Here is more information with some frequently asked questions.
