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Sweeney, student promote financial literacy in minority first-generation medical students

Jan 31, 2023

College of Medicine Associate Professor Mike Sweeney and third-year medical student Kabir Grewal recently participated in “Making the Rounds” with the American Medical Association to discuss, “Promoting financial literacy in minority first-generation medical students.”

Sweeney, in collaboration with the FSU College of Business, created a personal finance elective for fourth-year medical students five years ago called Business and Medicine (BAM). The course curriculum addresses financial literacy, debt management, building generational wealth and retirement plans in an effort to empower medical students. It is a popular course, especially with medical students from marginalized racial and ethnic groups who are dealing with the financial realities associated with a medical education.

Grewal, an economics major as an undergraduate, is BAM’s president.