Medical students at 40 schools across the country collectively ``submit notification of leave of absence'' = South Korea

Student representatives from all medical universities across the nation have announced that they will begin submitting applications for leave of absence from the Alliance from the 20th, urging them to ``rescind the policy to increase the number of medical students by 2,000 people and the essential medical care package, which lack validity and effectiveness.''
I made it. On the same day, the Association of Universities and Medical Graduate Schools (Medikyo), which is made up of representatives from 40 medical schools nationwide, issued a statement on its social network service (SNS), saying,
In order to protect the health of future generations and patients who will be harmed by teachers, and to protect juniors who will not be able to receive proper education due to increased staff, we will begin submitting applications for leave of absence from the Alliance today.''
The group pointed out that medical students were excluded during the government's discussion on increasing the number of students. They said, ``The Ministry of Education told students to study and never once tried to communicate with them,'' and ``I called the police.''
They are causing confusion by asking the school for the phone number of the student representative. The government's undemocratic measures and coercive orders reminiscent of the era of military dictatorship are occurring in real time in 2024.''
did. He argued that the government's policy to increase the number of medical schools will reduce the quality of education. The group said, ``The government is trying to expand the number of doctors from 3,000 to 5,000 and eliminate doctors,'' and ``patients are not being treated systematically.
We want talented doctors who have been trained through training. "Patients do not want to be treated by a doctor who has become a random doctor," he said. The Education Department says it is able to maintain the quality of medical education despite the increase in staff.
Regarding the claim, he drew the line, saying, ``Times have changed.'' They say, ``The government continues to pretend that the quality of medical education will not deteriorate because it admitted more people in the 1980s than it does now.''
There is a big difference in medical education today compared to 40 years ago, when there was no practical exam (OSCE) to evaluate medical procedures such as local anesthesia and wound disinfection. In the past, when the government did not have practical exams, medical education was
I'm trying to get him to leave," he said. The organization said, ``Just like Hippocrates' oath, we will become medical professionals who put the lives and safety of our patients first in the future,'' and ``We hope that young medical students will have faith and confidence and become self-sufficient.''
I sincerely hope that medical conditions will be created that will allow them to choose this path."