Cuban Medical School: A Case Study

Dr. Arlett Seijo Perez has been working in a pharmacy since she was 18 years old, first as a pharmacy technician, and then for the last 35 years she has been working as a valuable pharmacist. While working as a technician, with the help and guidance of Michael Escudero, which at that time was her manager, she decided to apply to pharmacy school. She graduated from Nova Southeastern University (NSU) where she earned her degree as a Doctor of Pharmacy (pharm D) . For the first 20 years after she graduated she worked in CVS Pharmacy, a job she loved since she was always passionate about helping patients and having the interaction of pharmacist to patients. After several years, she decided to look for other options, to experience a different

Medical assistance (MA), is one of the largest growing jobs in the United Stated (Chapman, & Blash, 2017). The role of MA has increased over years from just escorting patients to exam rooms, and taking vital signs to now a boarder role which includes phlebotomist or radiologic technician (Chapman, & Blash, 2017). MA are hired in primary care to assistance the doctors and nurses in caring for patients. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has defined the role of medical assistance by using the special code that is regulated by each state (Chapman, & Blash, 2017). There is no place is this regulation that gives MA the right to prescribe medication. What Stephanie did was not in her job description.

Rush Medical College is located in an urban area which serves a diverse population. I would join the Latino Medical Student Association to increase my support during medical school and to also network with other students with similar interests. The opportunities for volunteering in underserved communities at RMC such as the RCSIP would allow to me to utilize the skills and knowledge gained in medical school to serve the healthcare needs of the underserved in Chicago. My interests in this program stems from my multicultural background. Although I am both Mexican and Polish, I identify with my Mexican culture more due to being raised throughout the majority of my life in southwest Chicago. The experiences and opportunities I was afforded during

Dr. Sanchez refers this 30-year-old, RH, active duty Coast Guard male for evaluation of myalgias. He states he was doing well until 03/2017. Around that time he started noting achiness in his muscles in his upper and lower extremities and felt the joints were involved to a certain degree. He recalls that when he was on the Coast Guard ship, he had trouble getting out of his bunk-type bed. He was feeling weak overall. He denied any fevers. The patient had been on Lipitor at that time for almost two years, he states, for elevated lipids, which runs in his family. When he saw Dr. Sanchez, I believe in May 2017, he was taken off the Lipitor. At that time he had CK, myoglobin, RF, and TSH, which were all normal. He also had a normal neurologic exam. He was referred to my office on 05/30/2017.

Up until 1788 when Europeans first landed and settled in Australia, aboriginals followed their own traditional laws so there was no federal vote. But when the Europeans had settled they did not allow for the aboriginal peoples to vote.

Meharry Medical College is an appealing option for pursuing my medical education. When reading Meharry’s mission statement, improving the health and health care of minorities and underserved areas grasped my attention. I have a fiery passion for serving the Coptic and diverse immigrant community in Nashville, which is underserved and lacks adequate medical access. It is pivotal for me to attend a medical school that shares the same mission and vision as I. What makes Meharry an intriguing option is that I can receive my medical education in Nashville, in the comforts of home. As a result, I will continue to progressively serve the underserved community in Nashville throughout my medical education as Meharry sculpts me into a skilled physician.

The US Embargo on Cuba is a factor that has affected Cuba’s economy, and in turn the healthcare system. President John F Kennedy first placed the embargo on Cuba during the cold war era after Castro declared an alliance with the Soviet Union (Chasteen, 2001). Prior to this, U.S President Dwight Eisenhower and his administration did not know what to make of the new revolutionary leader in 1959. Although they had their suspicions, the administration recognized Castro’s government and allowed him to visit the U.S in April of 1959 after he was invited by American Society of Newspaper Editors (Council on Foreign Relations, 2016). Uncertainty about Castro dissolved after his visit to the US when Castro started

Maintain High Standards – Accredited Caribbean medical schools expect their students to maintain high standards. In many cases, getting a medical education from a school in the Caribbean could make you better prepared for a career as a medical professional. As long as you maintain such high standards for yourself while in school, you should have a reasonable chance of getting a placement match in the general geographical area you desire.

American Medical Student Association is taking action so that residents cannot work more that 16 hour shifts. American Medical Student Association believe that resident duty hour requirements should be based on the most current research on sleep, learning, patient safety and care, and resident well-being. Research has shown that acute and chronic sleep deprivation are detrimental to learning, which is in-fact a primary goal of residency training. (AMSA). They want to provide a better work schedule for the first-year residents, so they get the experience to working the long hours.

Getting the medical license is another brief journey. Here are tips from the good people at American Medical Association (AMA) to speed-up the process of getting your license:

I am interested in attending Tulane University School of Medicine for various reasons. First and foremost, the academic reputation of Tulane precedes itself. Attending Tulane University will surely provide the necessary environment to reach my full potential as both a student and physician. Secondly, Tulane provides unique opportunities, such as the Tulane Technology Commercialization Course and the Tulane LEAD Program, that will certainly bolster my competence not only as physician, but as a contributing member to society. Thirdly, interning at the Fellowship of Orthopaedic Researchers (FOR) exposed me to the rich culture that New Orleans has to offer.

Cuba has been able to transform its health care system in order to prevent diseases, have national health care, have a personal relationship between the patient and doctor, and provide services to other countries. How is it that the United States being both a developed and an industrial country is not able to provide what Cuba offers? Both Linda Whiteford and Laurence Branch explain the medical history both before and post revolution and its improvements. The involvement of the state and how community is a big factor in Cuba.

Maturity is the process by which we must relinquish who we are for who we believe we can become. I say believe because this is a calculated risk without immediate gratification. My medical school journey has been a maturing, self-improving process. What I learned from my failures gave me the courage to pursue my passion, while experience gave me the maturity to understand it. This journey has passed through stages, much like that of the human life cycle.

All exercise programming and modification that needs to be made should be done in consultation with a medical professional or suitably qualified medical professional, such as a clients GP.

Middle school, a place with lots of people and gossip. It’s nothing to fuss about it’s just life. When I was in middle school, I had my older brother Terrell there with me. We didn’t see one another a lot, but it was ok. he and I were very close and did lots of things together, you could even say he was my best friend. The first day I wasn’t really aghast at all he told me very good things and made it easy. Every year was new but the only thing I didn’t appreciate about school was that my cousins didn’t go with me. from k4 to 2nd grade we always went to school together. I guess you can say I was still antisocial, I didn’t want anyone but my brother and cousins. We’d see each other all the time on the weekends and have sleepovers and all