The South Korean government may announce its plan to increase the medical school enrollment quota as early as next week, according to local reports Friday. The government is reportedly reviewing a plan to increase the medical school enrollment quota by 500, from the current quota of 3,058, which has remained unchanged since 2006. If expanded, the new quota will be applied starting in 2025. Minister of Health and Welf.
A hospital in Gangwon Province has reported to authorities to pursue criminal charges against a patient's companion, alleging she was the cause of a disruption at the emergency room when doctors treated a cardiac arrest patient at a higher priority. According to local reports, the hospital accused a woman of unspecified identity of disrupting emergency room duties for over an hour by shouting profanities and ins.