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| Type | Public, internationalist, medical |
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| Established | 1998 |
| Students | ~10,000 |
| Location | , 23°03′24″N 82°32′23″W / 23.056673°N 82.539597°W |
| Colors | Red and green |
| Website | instituciones |
Latin American School of Medicine (LASM) (Spanish: Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina (ELAM)) formerly Latin American School of Medical Sciences (Escuela Latinoamericana de Ciencias Médicas), is an international public medical school operated by the Cuban government established in 1999 and supported by the Venezuelan Government (RBDEV).
ELAM has been described as possibly being the largest medical school in the world by enrollment, with approximately 19,550 students from 110 countries as reported in 2012.[1] International students mainly come from Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as Africa and Asia. The school accepts students from the United States — annually, the program receives 150 applications on average, of which about 30 enroll, and 10 travel to Cuba.[2] Tuition, room and board are free, and a small stipend is provided for students.[3][4][5][6][7]
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- ^ "Affirmative Action, Cuban Style Archived 2007-01-19 at the Wayback Machine", Fitzhugh Mullan, The New England Journal of Medicine Vol. 351, No. 26, Dec. 23 2004
- ^ "Cuba spreads medical care as political tool", DeWayne Wickham, USA Today, Jan. 30 2001
- ^ "Path to becoming a doctor via the third world", Paul Nussbaum, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 3 2006