The Latin American School of Medicine Today: ELAM A revolution
can only be successful when the new generation takes over from
the old. When thousands of students come together because of
their dedication to helping others at a school that was built to
allow them to fulfill their goals, the ground is fertile for
students to continue the struggle. Students are assuming
defining roles at the Latin American School of Medicine (Escuela
Latinoamericana de Medicina or ELAM), the twelve-year-old
medical school in Santa Fe, Playa, a ninety-minute bus ride from
Havana, Cuba. With their educational costs covered by the Cuban
government, students learn new social relationships in medical
practice that they will use in underserved communities in their
countries. International Medicine: A Revolutionary Dream In his
article, “The Cuban Revolutionary Doctor,” Steve Brouwer
describes a vision that Che Guevara had in 1960, the year after
the Cuban Revolution. After observing that many graduating
doctors did not want to serve i