“Out of 10 graduates of the ‘Capital Region Branch,’ 6 are medical school graduates heading to Seoul, why?”

46.4% of medical students are employed in Seoul after graduation
43% of graduates from medical schools outside of Seoul become ‘Seoul doctors’
Employment rate in Seoul increased from 55% in 2018 to 60% in 2022, ‘[Edaily reporter Kim Yoon-jung] In 2022, it was revealed that 6 out of 10 medical school graduates found employment in Seoul. The percentage of medical students who found jobs in Seoul reached 46.4%.’,
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Medical staff moving at Seoul Asan Hospital in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 11th. (Photo= Newsis)

, ‘According to the data submitted by Rep. Baek Seung-ah of the Democratic Party at the National Assembly’s Education Committee on the 31st, out of the 2633 detailed employment information of 2022 graduates from medical departments, 60.7% (1599 individuals) found employment in the Seoul metropolitan area. The percentage of those employed in the Seoul area was 47.4% (1249 individuals).’,
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, ‘The employment rate of medical school graduates in metropolitan hospitals increased from 55% in 2018 to 60.7% in 2022. In particular, 43.2% (738 individuals) of non-metropolitan medical school graduates (1710 individuals) found employment in the Seoul metropolitan area. Among them, graduates from Ulsan had the highest rate at 79.5%, followed by those from Gangwon at 70.5%. Furthermore, graduates from Chungnam at 61.5%, Jeonbuk at 45.8%, Gwangju at 37.9%, Gyeongbuk at 35.8%, Gyeongnam at 35.7%, Daejeon at 35.6%, Chungbuk at 32.6%, Busan at 29.0%, and Daegu at 28.7% were next in finding employment in the Seoul metropolitan area.’,
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, ‘Regarding the current employment status of medical school graduates in the region where their medical school is located, over the past five years, Gyeongbuk saw only 17 individuals (3.3%) and Ulsan had 16 individuals (8.6%). Gyeongnam, Gangwon, and Chungnam regions also fell short of half with 77 individuals (19.6%), 214 individuals (21.1%), and 194 individuals (31.5%) respectively.’,
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, ‘Rep. Baek stated, “It is urgent to consider measures to strengthen the public nature of regional healthcare system, such as introducing regional doctors, establishing public medical schools, and providing regional settlement conditions for medical professionals from regional medical schools.”‘,
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(Provided by Rep. Baek Seung-ah, Democratic Party)

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