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Feb 2022
15m 22s

Meet the U.S. Students Studying Medicine...

RANIA KHALEK
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BT’s Rania Khalek paid a visit to the Latin American School of Medicine in Havana, also known as ELAM. Cuba’s socialist government foots the bill for students, who come from all over the world to study medicine for free. Tuition, accommodation and board are free, and they even throw in a government stipend for students to live on. The one condition? Graduate ... Show More
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