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Building Your Financial Future: They Never Taught Me That in Residency

Presented by Brook V. Nelson, MD, FACS
(Recorded April 2018)

Are you overwhelmed by your mounting student loan debt? Are you not sure which alphabet-soup loan repayment program is best for you? Do you feel like you will never be able to accomplish your financial goals or that having a "late start" at your financial future puts you at a disadvantage? When your financial advisor starts talking about variable versus term versus umbrella versus whole life insurance, do your eyes roll back into your head? Did you never really get financial advice during medical school or residency because it's not polite to talk about money or contracts? If any of this resonates with you, you need to watch this webinar!

Learning Objectives

  • Understand which student loan repayment option is best for you
  • Establishing a financial foundation to keep you and your family safe
  • What type of insurance you need right now
  • How do surgeons really get paid and how to figure out your worth

More about Brook Nelson

Brook V. Nelson, MD, FACS, is a general surgeon. She is currently serving as the associate program director of the general surgery residency program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City where she is an assistant professor. She graduated in 2012 from general surgery residency, after which she began work in rural private practice with academic affiliation until 2017. She personally has paid off more than $400,000 in student loan debt since graduation from surgical residency. In addition to obtaining freedom from student loans, she also is passionate about financial management and planning for physicians.