{"id":1173,"date":"2020-04-02T23:06:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T23:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2020-05-04T22:00:03","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T22:00:03","slug":"where-to-train-the-worlds-doctors-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/where-to-train-the-worlds-doctors-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to train the world&#8217;s doctors? Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elam  probably the <em>world\u2019s largest medical school, educating socially committed physicians from low-income families in the USA and developing countries.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-ted wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gail Reed: Where to train the world&#039;s doctors? Cuba.\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/gail_reed_where_to_train_the_world_s_doctors_cuba\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" width=\"747\" height=\"421\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Big problems need big solutions, sparked by big ideas, imagination and audacity. In this talk, journalist Gail Reed profiles one big solution worth noting: Havana\u2019s Latin American Medical School, which trains global physicians to serve the local communities that need them most.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elam probably the world\u2019s largest medical school, educating socially committed physicians from low-income families in the USA and developing countries. Big problems need big solutions,<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/where-to-train-the-worlds-doctors-cuba\/\"> 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