The school is one of several faculties of its kind falling under the jurisdiction of the Cuban-Venezuelan initiative, as well as a new program to train more Latin-American doctors.
In September of 2008, another group of approximately 100 Guyanese students who did their premed studies at ELAM 10 Rafael Ferro Macias arrived.
This campus is located on the outskirts of the town of Sandino, surrounded by an orange orchard.
The smallest building houses the mess hall and food storage facilities.
All subjects are taught in Spanish and have weekly content orientations and evaluations, followed by an end of course examination.