If you're heading into a career in dentistry, medicine or pharmacy, is a residency worth it? What are the differences in requirements, and how do those affect your salary and student loan repayment? Here's what the economic value of a residency could look like for you, and how it varies by profession.

(Also learn about Student Loan Planner's brand-new investing course, launching alongside our podcast for one week only!)

In today's episode, you'll find out:

• How residency programs have proliferated
• What the various programs are — and why some cost you and some don't
• How residency for medicine differs from other fields like dentistry and pharmacy
• Travis' thoughts on how hospitals could pay for residency programs
• How pharmacy residencies are a special case
• How hospitals have adapted to the massive influx of pharmacists
• The value of residency in veterinary medicine
• The economic value of residencies as far as what they're designed for
• Ultimately, is a residency worth it for doctors? For dentists? Veterinarians? Pharmacists?
• What the Student Loan Planner investing course is all about

Full show notes at: http://studentloanplanner.com/24