The medical school quota for the next year will be increased to a maximum of 1,509 additional spaces, as 31 out of 32 medical schools that plan to expand, have confirmed their recruitment figures Thursday.
The new president of the major doctors association vowed Wednesday to resolve the ongoing standoff with the government over the medical school quota hike and the prolonged walkout by junior doctors to alleviate concerns among patients and the people.
The Korean Medical Association, the largest group in the medical community representing some 140,000 doctors nationwide, inaugurated its new leader Wednesday, seeking to unite the voices of doctors in preparation for a possible dialogue with the government. The association s new leader, Lim Hyun-taek, has maintained a hard-line stance against the Yoon Suk Yeol administration s move to increase the number of doctors i.
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