Educating Congress Justin Neisler is a medical student, about to testify before Congress. As an openly gay man, he hopes to serve LGBTQ youth, a group with many unmet medical needs. However, he and all his classmates have a major problem: The clash between their idealism and the money they owe for their education—a median of $170,000 for new MDs in 2012.

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