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Earlier this month, the state of California announced it’ll forgive student loans for hundreds of medical providers. The move should benefit underserved patients in the San Joaquin Valley. Michael Galvez is a pediatric hand surgeon and plastic surgeon at Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera. Between a bachelor’s degree, medical school, residency and two specialized fellowships, he says he spent 18 years studying after graduating high school. “I actually tell families that I meet here that I went to thirtieth grade,” he jokes. That also earned him nearly $ 250,000 of debt. Then an email arrived that said the state would essentially wipe out the remaining balance of his student loans. “I think the words out of my mouth immediately were ‘oh my gosh,’” he says. “I didn’t even finish reading the email.” The message notified him he had been selected as part of the CalHealthCares program, which is forgiving up to $ 300,000 in loans for 247 physicians and 40 dentists throughout the state. The
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