How US students can get a free medical education in Cuba
March 23rd, 2008 by Matt
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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