US EditionSouth Korean medical students to return to school, urge education reforms
SOUTH KOREA, JUL 12 – Medical students ended a 17-month boycott opposing a government plan to increase medical school admissions by 2,000 and called for reforms to improve training conditions and academic schedules.
- Thousands of South Korean medical students announced on July 12, 2024, that they would return to school after boycotting classes since early 2024.
- The extended boycott was sparked by opposition to the government's decision to add 2,000 new places to medical schools beginning this year.
- The Korean Medical Association and parliament's education committee issued a joint statement pledging to normalize medical education and healthcare conditions while urging reforms.
- During a cabinet meeting this week, President Yoon Suk Yeol expressed regret over the prolonged strike and cautioned that his administration would take strong measures against illegal activities that jeopardize patient care.
- The students’ return is expected to help restore academic schedules as officials and stakeholders call for a task force to pursue comprehensive medical education reforms.
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A long arm of iron ends in South Korea with a victory for medical students. Since February 2024, they were opposed to the increase in the numerus clausus desired by the Korean government to deal with the shortage of doctors in the country.
Nearly 10,000 South Korean medical students agree to return to school after a 17-month boycott against government measures to increase enrollment
The medical students announced their return to the schools of faculties. This decision put an end to seventeen months of tensions between the medical world and the government around the question of the number of medical students. The administration wanted to increase it to fight against the shortage of doctors and medical deserts.
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La PresseAbout 8300 medical students in South Korea will return to class after 17 months of strike, said the Korean Medical Association on Monday.
South Korean medical students' return plan opens door to ending 17-month standoff
Thousands of medical students are planning to return to studies after 17 months of boycotting classes in protest of the government-led medical school quota hike, signaling an end to a prolonged standoff that strained the country’s health care system. Their return, however, is unlikely to be immediate, as their schools and the government need to decide whether to allow them to return without any disciplinary measures for the long-term absence. Mo…
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