South Korean government announces regional distribution of medical school staff increase...Local government says: ``Expectations for enhancement of regional treatment''

On the 20th, the South Korean government announced the distribution of the increase in medical school students for 2025 by region. In response to this announcement, many wide-area cities, roads, and local governments voiced their expectations for the enhancement of local medical care.
One after another. According to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, 12 local governments out of 17 cities have welcomed the move. In particular, Busan Metropolitan City and Daegu Metropolitan City issued a welcome statement in the name of the organization president. Ulsan Gwang
Mayors and governors of regional cities and Chungbuk Province held press conferences to support the government's decision. In addition, Gyeongsangnam-do, Jeju Special Self-governing Province, Chungcheongnam-do, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province, Incheon Metropolitan City, etc. have provided medical information through press materials.
He expressed his expectations for an increase in the number of faculty members. These local governments hope that the current situation in which local residents are forced to seek out medical treatment will be improved, and that the gap in essential local medical care will be resolved.
is included in the discourse. On the other hand, there was no special comment from Seoul City, which was not included in this plan to increase the number of medical schools.
On this day, Lee Ju-ho, Vice Prime Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of Education, attended a meeting of the Medical Student Allocation Committee.
After discussions, the results of the allocation of 2,000 additional seats by region and university were announced. The South Korean government will increase the number of students by 1,639 people (82% of the total) to 27 universities outside the metropolitan area, and the remaining 3 to 5 universities in the Gyeonggi and Incheon areas.
61 people were assigned.