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Cuba Offers Free Medical Education to Low-Income U.S. Students, but AMA Officials Are Wary

Low-income minority students have a new benefactor if they want a medical education: Fidel Castro.

The Cuban dictator has offered six years of free medical education and training in Cuba to hundreds of such students from the United States. The offer was welcomed by members of the Congressional Black Caucus who helped...

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