A leave of absence for medical school students is being extended over three months, as the Ministry of Education on Thursday confirmed the first increase in medical school enrollments in 27 years.
For aspiring medical doctors in South Korea, where they live is likely to play a major factor in shaping their chances of entering medical school, as the new admissions plan envisions clear advantages for students living outside the capital. According to the Korean Council for University Education and universities, out of the total 4,567 enrollments set for the nation’s 40 medical schools in the 2025 academic y.
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Two major general hospitals in Seoul were set to suspend outpatient clinics and surgeries Tuesday, as their senior doctors began taking a weekly day off amid a protracted walkout by junior doctors in protest of the government s medical reform.
Second Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo, who has spearheaded the Yoon Suk Yeol administration s efforts to boost the admissions quota of medical schools, has emerged as the primary adversary of doctors. He is being cited as a major obstacle hindering dialogue between the government and the doctors community to resolve the ongoing health care standoff.