Reply #5: what other choices do Cuban doctors have?

[Bacchus39]

that is, if they choose a medical career, they have no other choice than to "abide" by the State. no private schools, I doubt people are capable of providing their own resources for paying in order to exempt themselves from the "obligation".

nevertheless, who says (besides the Cuban government) that getting a visa and traveling to the US will result in a defection?? maybe they just want to visit some old friends or family in the US in Miami, or Madrid? they can go back to Cuba and fulfill their "obligation". then again, they can stay in those other countries make alot of money and make their own choices and choose their own career path. but since Cuba is so wonderful, I doubt many would do that.