SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of medical students who have boycotted classes over the government’s medical school admissions plan will be allowed to return to the classroom in the fall semester, the education ministry said Friday. Medical students have been boycotting classes for more than a year in protest of the administration of [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — After nearly 17 months of boycotting classes in protest of the South Korean government’s plan to increase medical school admissions by 2,000, the country’s medical students have signaled their intent to return — but their comeback is being met with sharp public criticism. While many welcome the end of [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Medical students nationwide have resolved to request their schools grant leave of absence applications they filed in collective action protesting the government’s plan to dramatically raise the medical school enrollment quota, their association said Wednesday. The Korean Medical Student Association said the decision was unanimously reached during a plenary [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The government and a doctors’ lobby agreed Thursday to begin discussions on increasing the number of medical students starting in 2025, officials said. Officials from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the Korean Medical Association (KMA) held a consultative meeting to address various policy issues, including the contentious [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — After months of controversies, the government decided Thursday to give a second chance to take the state medical licensing exam to fourth-year medical students who boycotted it in protest of a medical workforce reform plan. Around 2,700 senior students refused to take the state licensing exam, which took place [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of trainee doctors in South Korea went on strike Friday to protest the government’s plan to increase the number of medical students, drawing public criticism amid fears of nationwide spread of the new coronavirus. Trainee doctors have staged a limited strike since early this month after the government [...]