"In nothing do men come closer to the gods than in giving health to men", this quote from Cicero describes this perfectly that the Cuban medical system is attempting to create, a place where doctors have the desire and drive not only to help people of wealth and stature, but also to help those who live in vulnerable and poor communities where payment may not be an option. The time in which doctors are coerced by greed and fiscal selfishness must end; Cuba is attempting to do this by instilling a new code of ethics in doctors who graduate from Cuba's Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM). Summary: Robert Huish, a geographer with a PhD in Geography from Simon Fraser University, has conducted research into how ELAM attempts to overturn common medical ethics. Huish is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Montreal and specializes in the geographies of equity in Latin America. More specifically, he studies health services intensively. Much of his current attention is on Cuba and its revolutionary medical school. His article, “Going Where No Doctor Has Gone Before: The Role of Cuba's Latin American School of Medicine in Meeting the Needs of Some of the World's Most Vulnerable Populations” focuses on how ELAM is attempting to instill a new code ethical in his students. His research was conducted through interviews that took place during 2005 and 2006 in Havana and Cienfuegos. ELAM graduates were contacted in different regions of Ecuador and administrators were interviewed during a delegation organized by the non-governmental organization MEDICC (Huish). ELAM is a truly unique organization in many ways; is a free training course for medical students, it focuses on c...... middle of paper ...... that the number of doctors produced through ELAM is impressive, the most spectacular part is the development of an entirely new program set of ethics that values ​​success as a graduate's ability to serve those in desperate need. While there are shortcomings, such as the fact that some other Latin American countries have resisted accepting ELAM graduates into their public health system, overall, ELAM's goal of creating doctors with a new set of ethics is it was a success. ELAM's emphasis on prevention rather than cure is a much-needed change in teaching methods, Huish argues, because if these poor people were taught to take preventative measures, their lives could be greatly improved without the need to worry about constant or intensive medical care. .Works CitedCuba's Attempt to Redefine Medical Ethics: ELAM Can Be Considered a Success or Failure?