``Last chance''... 40 medical schools are expected to apply for increased enrollment

With the government not withdrawing its plan to increase the number of medical school admissions by 2,000 despite opposition from major doctors and medical school students, interest is gathering in the number of medical school admissions that universities will apply for on the 4th. Korea made up of medical school presidents and others
The Association of Medical Colleges and Medical Graduate Schools (KAMC) has suggested 350 students as an appropriate increase in enrollment, but the presidents of the 40 medical schools that run them have expressed concerns about public requests for increases far beyond this.
calculation is high. On the 3rd, an official from the Ministry of Education (Japan's equivalent to the former Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) stated, ``The number of requests for additional medical school personnel is expected to exceed the 2,000 people scheduled to be added,'' and ``the 40 schools that operate medical schools.''
We predict that the majority of universities will apply for increased enrollment." The reason why universities have such a high desire to increase the number of medical school students is that they believe that if they miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to increase the number of students.
. The government's decision to increase the number of doctors this time is the first in 19 years since 2006, and further increases are expected to be difficult due to opposition from major doctors and medical school students.
A source in the education industry said, ``This application is effectively the last opportunity for universities seeking to increase their medical school enrollment capacity.
``Of the 40 medical schools nationwide, there are many small medical schools with fewer than 50 students, so I think universities will make the most of this opportunity to apply for an increase in the number of students.''
According to the university, Gyeongsang National University, located in Jinju, Gyeongnam, will request that the medical school's current capacity of 76 students be increased to 200.
It's a policy. Plans have also been made to fill 80% of the enrollment capacity with a development model that selects regional human resources. Gyeongbok University in Daegu will also submit an application to increase its current capacity of 110 to 250 students.
The policy is to Hong Won-ah, president of Kyungpook National University, said, ``We are considering the scale of training medical scientists and doctors who will be in charge of public health care in the northern part of Gyeongsang.''
Ulji University in Daejeon is planning to increase the number of students from 40 to at least 60.
) University is considering submitting an application to double the capacity of 110 students. After all, we are currently working on a plan to increase the number of people in the garden from 40 to at least 110. The remaining universities also applied for increased enrollment during the holidays.
It is understood that discussions were held with medical university professors regarding the scale of the project. Prior to this, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Education Lee Joo-ho said on the 23rd of last month, ``We will focus on medical schools in non-metropolitan areas, and increase the number of applications and educational strength of each university.''
"We will comprehensively consider such factors as the amount of medical supplies, the need to strengthen educational capacity at small medical schools, and the need for regional and essential medical support."
Of the current 40 medical schools, 17 have fewer than 50 students. Of these, medical schools in rural areas
Dong-A University (49 people), Daegu Catholic University (40 people), Gangwon University (49 people), Konyang University (49 people), Ulji University (40 people), Chungbuk University (49 people)
・There are 12 universities: Ulsan University (40 students) and Jeju University (40 students), and these universities are likely to be allocated first. Next, Aju University
(40 people), Sungkyunkwan University (40 people), Inha University (40 people), and Gachon University (40 people).
It is expected that there will be an additional allocation. A Ministry of Education official said, ``Small medical schools can improve the quality of education by increasing the number of students, rather than experiencing a scale effect,'' and ``Other medical schools with more than 50 students will also increase their enrollment this time.''
It appears that he will submit an application for membership."