“Patient groups: ‘Considering the withdrawal of medical school expansion is unacceptable.'”

Korea Federation of Severe Disease Associations: “We Will Clearly Reveal the Discussion Process”, A view of a medical school in Seoul on the 19th. Yonhap News,
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, “Recently, as the Ministry of Education mentioned the possibility of nullifying the increase in medical school admissions, a patient group strongly opposed by stating, ‘The Ministry of Education’s closed-door agreement to return to square one regarding the 2026 medical school admission number is unacceptable.'”,
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, “On the 28th, the Korea Federation of Severe Disease Associations released a statement urging, ‘The Ministry of Education should clearly disclose the process of discussing nullifying medical school quotas with deans of medical schools, which was not agreed upon with the Ministry of Health and Welfare.'”,
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, “The association expressed, ‘The government’s lackluster attitude towards medical reform has led to this situation, and it must firmly declare its commitment to medical reform. The reason severe disease patients have endured their harsh conditions for the past year, despite witnessing the meaningless conflict between medical practitioners, is because they believed in the government’s sincerity. We fear that the patients’ sacrifices, enduring hardships for over a year, may come to naught due to the Ministry of Education’s irresponsible stance.'”,
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, “The association further urged, ‘The government, medical community, and political circles must stop the unproductive conflicts and irresponsible actions and implement practical measures to alleviate the suffering of patients. The government and political circles should not waste time solely on the non-productive Medical Workforce Estimation Committee but instead legislate patient harm investigation bodies and prioritize resolving medical vacancy as the foremost task.'”,
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, “Previously, on the 24th, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Education Lee Ju-ho reportedly conveyed to the medical school deans that if universities request, there is a possibility of reverting the medical school admissions number for the next year to the pre-increase level of 3,058 students, if medical students return for the March semester.”