The government is ready to discuss with doctors about an increased quota in medical school admissions in an open manner if they come up with a unified and more reasonable measure, Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said Monday.
Suggesting a shift in its adamant stance over the medical student quota, the Korean government said Monday it was ready for talks “open-mindedly” with doctors, urging the medical community to bring in proposals based on scientific evidence and logic. “(The decision) to add 2,000 new slots in the medical school enrollment quota was determined through scientific research examined carefully. (But) to r.
The government and doctors are signaling apparent willingness to move toward negotiations to find a breakthrough in their protracted confrontation over the policy to raise the number of medical students by 2,000 next year.