Dare to Dream - Film Screening
The International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity and the Institute for Policy Studies Present a Showing of the Documentary, “Dare to Dream”
Can one Medical School Change the World?
Dare to Dream is a 30 minute movie that tells the story of the largest medical school in the world, the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) in Havana, Cuba through the eyes of US students who received full scholarships from the Cuban government with the commitment to practice medicine in under-served communities.
Through the stories of ELAM graduates, we learn the history of this medical school that is revolutionizing healthcare on a global level, graduating more than 26,000 doctors from around the world.
Introduction and Q&A with
• Filmmaker Jennifer Wager – Professor of Communications
• Abraham Vela - ELAM graduaste
• Cassandra Cusack-Curbelo – ELAM graduate
This event is part of the Days of Action against the Blockade, 2017