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 Ramon was born in 1982 in Jalisco, Mexico and came to Seattle with his parents in 1993. He attended Denny Middle School and West Seattle High School. The first one in his family to complete high school, Ramon finished a Pre Med course at Seattle University while working at a Rainier Valley grocery. However, medical school seemed financially impossible.
Through the internet, Ramon learned about the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) in Havana, Cuba, where thousands of young people from around the world receive a completely free medical education. Part of the agreement with ELAM is that, after graduation, students return to their homelands to provide medical care to their underserved communities. He applied through the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization that recruits for ELAM in the United States. He was accepted by IFCO and then he was offered a position by ELAM.
Ramon left for Havana in August 2007. He is sending us reports of his impressions and progress:
*September 2007 - Ramon's first week in Cuba and ELAM
*October 2007 - First classes and Professors
*November 2007 - Havana Clinic #11
*December 2007 - Exams and Havana during the holiday
*January 2008 - Guanabacoa Clinic
*February 2008 - The Ship, the President, and the Cardinal
*March 2008 - The Privilege, Honor and Responsibility of Medicine
*April 2008 - Spring and the Last Trimester
*May 2008 - Two Professors and Role Models
*July 2008 - Final Exams and Summer Break at Home
*September 2008 - Hurricaine Ike and ELAM
*October/November 2008 - First International ELAM Alumni Conference
*December 2008 - Hassles at the Airport
*January 2009 - Recovering from the Hurricaines
*Feb/March 2009 -The History and Physical Exam
*April 2009 - My First Patient!
*May 2009 - Influenza and Public Health in Cuba
*September 2009 - Starting Third Year of Medical School
*October 2009 - My first two weeks of Clinical Training in Havana
*November 2009 - H1N1
*December 2009 - Christmas in Cuba
*January 2010 - Confronting Patients' Final Moments
Ramon returns to Seattle for one month breaks each summer and will be looking for extern placements and eventually a residency after graduating with his MD. PNHPWW will do what we can to support this remarkable young man
Ramon's contact info:
Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina
Carretera Panamericana Km 3
Santa Fé, Playa
Ciudad Habana, Cuba CP 19108
Email - alex238209@yahoo.com>
Main phone number for dorm
(011-53-7) 201-422
US Students at ELAM
(Ramon in green)
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