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To the Editor: Most Americans, like Mullan, in the Perspective article on the Latin American School of Medicine (Dec. 23 issue),¹ do not see the whole picture of Cuban medicine. President Fidel Castro may be generous to international students, but he bans Cubans from universities if their politics differ from the government's. Admissions standards in Cuban medical schools are nonexistent, so that Cuba can fill the schools and export doctors to other countries. In many cases, the Cuban government gets paid and the doctors receive only a small portion of the payment.

Moreover, the Cuban health care system lacks essential . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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