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How US students can get a free medical education in Cuba

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March 23rd, 2008 by bronxdoc

The Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) in Havana has full scholarships for US students who want to study medicine. This is a six-year medical school meaning that a bachelor’s degree is not required.

Applicants must:

  • Be US citizens
  • Be between the ages of 18 and 30 at the time of registration
  • Be physically and mentally fit
  • Come from the humblest and neediest communities in the US
  • Be committed to practice medicine in poor and under served US communities after graduation

This program is administered by Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO/Pastors for Peace) and full details can be found on their website.

For a description of the program written by two US students, see our posting: Studying Medicine in Cuba: The experience of two US students

- posted by Matt Anderson

[This posting was updated on July 21, 2008]

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8 Responses to “How US students can get a free medical education in Cuba”

  1. 1rebecca desir

    if you are not a citizen but a resident can you apply

    Comment on Sep 22nd, 2009 at 12:40 pm  
  2. 2bronxdoc

    Rebecca, Contact Pastors for Peace to find out the answer. Their phone number is: 212-926-5757.

    Comment on Sep 22nd, 2009 at 12:52 pm  
  3. 3Richmond

    How can a student from Ghana get free medical education in cuba

    Comment on Nov 2nd, 2009 at 1:26 pm  
  4. 4bronxdoc

    I would suggest you contact the Cuban Embassy in Ghana. Best regards, Matt Anderson

    Comment on Nov 2nd, 2009 at 2:02 pm  
  5. 5VERVOORN JOHN DAVID

    am a student in University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Am offering Bsc. Human BIology. I want to no if i can get admission into any of your medical school for free or not and if yes what are the requirement that i should meet, since am not U.S. student. am also if you can send me news items of your medical schools day by day

    Comment on Feb 24th, 2010 at 7:47 am  
  6. 6bronxdoc

    Dear John David,

    Thanks for your inquiry. There are no free medical schools in the US (although some of us think there should be).

    This posting is about a program for US students to study medicine under scholarship from the Cuban government in Cuba. If you are interested in this Cuban program, I would suggest you contact the Cuban mission in South Africa.

    Best regards, Matt Anderson

    Comment on Feb 24th, 2010 at 11:40 pm  
  7. 7Milagros Villamil Esq.

    Noone has ro be a cuban cit..all one has to do is apply and qualify..i am a grad of the Cuban Univ system as well as the US..go to http://www.ifconews.org/MedicalSchool..and or call 212-926-5757. However if you are from another country u will need proper entry visas from your Gov, once that is taken care of pastors for peace takes care of all else..

    MilagrosGVillamil@live.com

    Comment on Apr 8th, 2010 at 1:45 pm  
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