Medical director and others say ``350 additional staff is appropriate''...criticizes government's lack of communication = South Korean report

Presidents of medical schools across South Korea have reiterated that the number of medical schools that will be able to accept an increase in the number of students is approximately 350. On the afternoon of the 27th, the Korean Association of Medical Universities and Medical Graduate Schools (KAMC) held a meeting in Seoul City.
A regular general meeting was held at Fraser Place Central in the city to discuss concerns from the medical community, such as increasing the number of medical faculty members. At the general meeting attended by presidents of 25 medical universities, the presidents said,
The number of additional people that the School of Medicine can accept is approximately 350.'' Even before the South Korean government announced the increase in the number of medical school students by 2,000, KAMC had decided that the appropriate number of students would be increased by 35.
It was suggested that there would be approximately 0 people. This number is the number that was reduced in 2000 when the division of pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical divisions took place. KAMC Chairman Shin Chang-soo (Dean of Seoul University School of Medicine) said that he would like to discuss the number of staff increases with the field staff.
He argues that communication should be increased. Chairman Shin said, ``The presidents of each university are communicating with students, but there is a lack of communication with the government,'' adding, ``We need to open a window for arbitration.''
"However, that window is still closed." He continued, ``The least we can do is delay the start of classes until around March 16th at the most, so that students (who took a leave of absence) do not repeat a grade.''
Ta. A total of 13,189 medical school students have applied for leave of absence from the 19th, when the Ministry of Education started counting, until yesterday. Submit a double leave of absence notification and withdraw it.
The actual number of applicants is believed to be around 12,527, as some cases have been resubmitted. korean education
According to the Educational Institute's educational statistics, as of April last year, there were a total of 18,793 medical school students. Therefore, 67% of all medical school students submitted a leave of absence notification.