Despite the genocidal US blockade that costs Cuba $12m per day, they have built solidarity and mutual assistance, training over 29,750 doctors from 105 countries free of charge at the Latin American School of Medicine. During the events of the anti-imperialist conference of solidarity for democracy against neo-liberalism, students from around the globe performed songs, dances, played instruments and recited poetry. Our delegation made contact with Alwandze Dlamini, a medical student from Swaziland training to be a doctor at ELAM, who kindly allowed us to publish his poem.
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ELAM is a multicultural school
In which we find people from each and every region of the world
People of different religions, beliefs, cultures, ways of thinking,
if we join the colours it would be a rainbow.
But ELAM is the rainbow in my life
The rainbow in the world
When countries faced the darkness in their lives,
ELAM The iris, inside of the crisis caused mydriasis (dilation of the pupil)
It opened, permitting the entrance of light, that can create more light
Giving hope to the countries with needs
Forming doctors that see the sick as patients
and not objects or opportunities for business
For that reason, I don't have a problem with going to a very remote area
This school forms common people like you and me
not only the privileged
Moulding us to be different beings
To be doctors...Mediators between God and life
This school was a naval academy
With a goal to form consecrated men
It transformed to become a medical school
the mission however is still the same, even greater
Here begins training to become a different type of doctor
Not just any doctor, it is someone who will face what those of the western world negate
A doctor with passion.
That not only cures but prevents and provides for his patient
A sociocultural professional, with a great heart
An extraordinary doctor
Students who upon finishing the trials of university, begin the true race afterwards
The marathon in the communities
This school forms students like Luther Harris
Who returned to his country, united his community and they together built a hospital
We are not ordinary students
Welcome to the school where they form not only doctors
But people, People with principles, Love, solidarity, humility, patience, strength.
This scholarship is a blessing. A gift, one of the greatest one can receive. Receiving First class education.. and it's free
I love this school with my whole heart
From my left ventricle to the circulation of my whole body
My heart beats for ELAM
Thank you ELAM
La ELAM es una escuela multicultural.
En ella encontramos personas de cada región del mundo
de diferentes religiones,
creencias, culturas, maneras de pensar
si unimos los colores sería
un arco iris
Pero
La ELAM es el iris en mi vida,
El iris en el mundo.
Cuando los países se enfrentaron con la oscuridad en sus vidas la ELAM,
el iris, dentro de la crisis hizo un midriasis
se abrió y permitió que entrara mas luz que hubiera más luz.
Dando esperanza a los países con necesidades.
Formando médicos que ven pacientes
y no objetos de negocio
Por eso no tengo problema
con ir a un lugar muy remoto.
La escuela forma personas comunes, y no a seres humanos privilegiados,
para que puedan ser diferentes,
Para que puedan ser médicos.. mediadores entre Dios y la vida.
Está escuela era una Academia naval para formar hombres consagrados, todavía la mision es la misma.
Aún más grande. Aquí empieza el entrenamiento para formar un diferente tipo de médico.
No es cualquier médico. Es alguien que enfrentará lo que los del mundo occidental no enfrentan.
Un médico con pasión.
Que previene, provee.. No solamente que cura
Un médico sociocultural.
Con un gran corazón
Médicos extraordinarios
Estudiantes que después de haber terminado la carrera para ellos la verdadera carrera empieza.
El maratón en las comunidades.
Aquí se forma estudiantes como Luther Harris
que regresó a su país y unió a su comunidad edificando un hospital en un lugar desconocido.
No somos estudiantes ordinarios.
A los de premedico.
Bienvenidos al entrenamiento. Bienvenidos a la escuela donde no solamente se forma médicos, sino personas con principios.. amor, solidaridad, humildad, paciencia, fuerza.
Este es un don. El regalo más grande que a uno le pueden dar.
Esta beca es una bendición. En la ELAM recibimos educación de la primera clase.
Amo está escuela con todo mi corazón desde el ventrículo izquierdo a la circulación de todo mi cuerpo mi corazón bombea para la ELAM
...Gracias ELAM...