The new president of the Korean Medical Association has adopted a “hard line” since the inauguration ceremony.
The 2nd Deputy Minister of Welfare, etc. is expressed as “Sipsangsi”
“It needs to be cleaned up quickly so we can have a full-fledged conversation.”
Discussion about participation in the “advice group” with the major’s representative
The “one-day-a-week closure” has become widespread among medical school professors nationwide
▲ The president of the Korean Medical Association speaks
Lim Hyun-taek (left), president of the Korean Medical Association, speaks at the inauguration ceremony held at the Korean Medical Association in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on 2. News 1 The number of medical school students for l he 2025 school year has been reduced from the government’s original target of 2,000 to around 1,500, but the medical community’s fight to block the increase is intensifying. Lim Hyun-taek, president of the Korean Medical Association (KMA), said during his inauguration on the 2nd, “I will review unreasonable policies such as increasing the number of medical students by 2,000,” and on the 3rd, Seoul professors Asan Seoul St. Mary’s and Chonnam National University hospitals have also gone on leave, and medical school professors are spreading out. Fierce competition between medical schools is expected until the Korean Council for University Education confirms the number of new medical school students for next year submitted by each university later this month.
President Lim, considered an ‘ultra-tough guy’, said at the inauguration ceremony that day: “The Korean Medical Association will present scientific evidence to make people understand how wrong and pathetic the government’s policy is,” and added: “Today is the beginning of correcting medical and educational abuses.” He said: “The government wants us to fall into conflict and be divided,” and added: “Please, members, let us join forces. He said: “With the strong power we have acquired, we will dedicate all our capabilities to the promotion of rights and interests”. ▲ The Minister of Welfare is in difficulty
Minister of Health and Welfare Cho Gyu-hong, who attended the ministerial meeting on government affairs held at the Seoul Government Complex on the 2nd, was seen touching his head as if in pain. News 1 This is interpreted as a remark addressed to Park Dan, representative of the Korean Association of Resident Doctors (Daejeon Association), who expected “independent action”. The day before, CEO Park had announced that he would not participate in the “pan-medical advisory body” proposed by President Lim. In a phone call with the Seoul Shinmun on this day, President Lim said: “The medical community advisory body is intended to reflect the most diverse voices by bringing together residents, medical students and medical school professors into one big bowl.” and added, “I will discuss (participation issues) further with Representative Park.” The plan appears to be to raise the weight class as “one team” in the medical field and create a conversation structure that is beneficial to doctors. The day before, President Lim appeared on MBC radio and expressed his determination to return the increase in the number of students before confirmation, saying: “I think this situation should be resolved before the (confirmed) quota of schools of medicine for each university will be announced at the end of May”.
However, if the resident group ultimately refuses to participate despite President Lim’s persuasion, it may become difficult to exert influence. Rep. Park is the ex-officio policy director of the 42nd Executive Branch of the Korean Medical Association, but did not attend the inauguration ceremony.
Even if a consultative body were formed, it seems unlikely that the dialogue could take place in the direction desired by the government. In the phone call, President Lim described Second Vice Minister of Health and Welfare Park Min-soo and presidential office staff as ‘sipsangsi’ (traitors who manipulate state affairs) and said: “I think a dialogue full-fledged will only be possible if the sipsangshi are put aside quickly “(Having a face-to-face conversation) does not mean that I will talk to Deputy Minister Park at all,” he said of the court’s request for the government to present evidence to favor of the expansion of medical schools, said: “Because the expansion was carried out without any basis, the government will not be able to provide evidence” and “The expansion of medical schools will not be confirmed.” argued: “If the court makes the right decision, the city leaders must take full responsibility and resign en masse.” This can be interpreted as an intention to reverse the situation by abolishing the troop surge based on the judiciary’s decision. to examine the basis for the increase of 2,000 troops. Summing up President Lim’s words, the scenario where the government sits down with the medical community with an all-white flag raised seems closer to the “one-on-one conversation sketch” envisioned by the Korean Medical Association.
Medical school professors are also expected to extend their break from once a week. The Emergency Response Committee of Professors of the National Medical University recently held a general meeting and decided to discuss the closure period again if the government announces an increase in the number of medical schools. When Seoul National University and Severance Hospital were closed on the 30th of last month, outpatient treatment volume dropped by up to 35%.
Journalists Sejong Lee Hyun-jeong and Seoul Yoo Seung-hyuk
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