U.S. ELAM GRADUATES TO JOIN US IN WASHINGTON DC
Five American graduates of Cuba’s Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) have also agreed to join invited Cuban health professionals in Washington September 11-16, 2017, to raise awareness about the U.S. blockade of Cuba, which has long endangered the lives of Cubans and Americans.
Cuba has graduated 170 doctors from the United States through the project of the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM), which was initiated by Cuban leader Fidel Castro in November 1999. The only requirement is that graduates return to practice medicine in under-served communities in their own countries.
Since the first graduation in 2005, to date, ELAM have graduated more than 28,500 doctors from 103 countries, free of charge.
The American graduates are eager to come to Washington and share their experiences. They will talk about what they learned in Cuba, and how what they learned there can improve healthcare for all in the U.S.
Photos: Bill Hackwell
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