TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editorial
A Global Workforce for Health

Spotlight
Doctors for the (Developing) World
By Michele Frank, MD & Gail A. Reed

MR Feature
Profiles in Commitment: Conversations with ELAM Students

Profiles in Commitment: Thabo Mnisi, MD, Clinical Manager Alexandra Health Centre and University Clinic, South Africa
By Gail A. Reed

MR Interview
Cedric Edwards, MD, First U.S. Graduate of the Latin American Medical School
By Michele Frank, MD

International Cooperation Report
Joining Forces to Develop Human Resources for Health
By Conner Gorry

Cuban Professional Literature
Experience of Cuban Faculty in Establishing a Medical School in the Republic of The Gambia
By Arturo Menéndez Cabezas, MD, PhD

Community Health Diagnosis as a Curriculum Component:
Experience of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University,Eastern Cape, South Africa
By Amalio del Río, MD

The Need for Teaching the Molecular Fundamentals of Nutrition
During the Basic Science Portion of Medical Training
By Ana María Gómez Álvarez, MD, et al.

Headlines In Cuban Health
Top Story: Where There Were No Doctors - First MDs Graduate from Latin American Medical School
By Gail A. Reed

Cuba’s Response to Katrina Disaster
By Conner Gorry

Seeing is Believing: Sight-Saving Extended for Region’s Poor
By Gail A. Reed

Cuban Treatment for Diabetic Foot Enters Phase III Trials
By Conner Gorry

International Voices
Weathering the Storm: Lessons in Risk Reduction from Cuba
A Report by Oxfam America

Global Health Equity
By Paul E Farmer, Jennifer J Furin, Joel T Katz

Affirmative Action, Cuban Style
By Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D.