Pry meds: Is it worth it to borrow hundreds of thousand dollars in order to become a doctor? Now you're kind of on the the end of that process of paying for medical school. You know, you'r shot, what, nine years past those folks,. when they're asking that question, nine, ten years ago. Was it worth borrowing to pay for your schooling? I think it is. I sometimes struggle more with the operations management of our practice. But right now, again, we have a surplus of income that's going to give us a lot of opportunities in the future.