On March 27, about 40 professors, residents and students of Kangwon National University Medical School are protesting at the entrance of the cancer center of Kangwon National University Hospital, holding banners and pickets against “increasing the medical school by 2,000 students” in time . for Education Minister Lee Joo-ho’s on-site meeting. /News 1
On the 9th, the Association of National University Professors (Association of National University Professors of Korea) said: “We do not oppose the government’s reform policy to resolve the polarization of medical services and establish a future-oriented medical system, and we do not agree with the unilateral request of some medical groups to reevaluate the original idea of increasing the number of students.”
On this day, the Korea Federation of Korean Industries announced a statement on the situation containing five demands from the government. They argued that the quota of medical schools should be further adjusted, and that a reputable medical education evaluation organization should carefully analyze the infrastructure of each university and reasonably adjust the quota of medical schools. He also said that along with medical reform, measures for population decline and regional extinction should be taken in parallel.
The Korea Federation of Medical Sciences said: “Universities should not use the expansion of medical schools as a way to expand finances or address insufficient quotas, and should reform education and entrance examination systems for children and youth through a public-private consultative body to resolve various issues, including concentration in the metropolitan area.” He said: “Residents and medical students need to return to hospitals and universities as soon as possible.”
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