I think it is a good idea to have medical graduates to serve under-served communities within countries or even abroad. Most of underserved population has too few primary care providers and high burden of diseases. They have even greater obstacle to access to basic health care due to vulnerable status such as low-income, uninsured and elderly. Integrating post-medical education to deliver health care to these communities is beneficial for both communities and students. Students have an opportunity to be exposed to a wide range of medical needs while communities can get access to basic primary care from them in return.

It is really great that Cuban medical education tries to reach out beyond its borders to educate and provide care for disadvantaged communities internationally. Cuba is renowned for educating doctors and exporting them where they needed the most. But I was wondering what they are getting back from sending new doctors around the world. Or they just have strong desire to help vulnerable populations throughout the world. One thing different from America is that Cubans see medical care as a right, not as a commodity and to see their own role as one of service for vulnerable.