Doctors in South Korea are intensifying their efforts to convince the public of the rationale behind their opposition to the government's medical school quota expansion plan. However, some of their remarks have sparked even more heated criticism. A Korean doctor surnamed Kim in Busan metropolitan city has been criticized for saying to people on his YouTube channel that what the country needs is more caregivers, .
Despite the public's negative response and the government's stern warning against doctors leaving hospitals in protest of a drastic medical school quota expansion that would add 2,000 new spots per year, Korean doctors have remained adamant, expressing confidence that they would not back down until the plan is withdrawn. Among the doctors remaining steadfast over the government's threats of legal actio.