Presidential office has ”no plans to consider” one-year delay in increasing medical school enrollment - South Korea

On the 8th, the Presidential Office said, "We have never considered it before, and we have no plans to consider it in the future," in response to the proposal to postpone the increase in the number of medical school staff for one year.
The issue grew after the vice minister mentioned the possibility of an "internal review" of the one-year grace period during a briefing, leading the presidential office to speak out.
A presidential office official said this to reporters at the Presidential Office in Yongsan on the same day.
In response to a question about plans for contact with the medical community, he said, "If the medical community presents a unified opinion based on scientific and rational evidence, I am open to discussion. I will be open to that as well."
However, he said, "The decision to increase the number of staff by 2,000 was made after multiple, active discussions with the medical community over a period of more than a year, based on rational and scientific evidence. There is no change to the previous decision.
Regarding the criticism of Park Dan, the emergency response committee chairperson of the Korean Association of Specialists, among specialists, he said, "Chairman Park has courageously responded to dialogue.
"However, there are various opinions and claims within the medical community," he explained. Finally, he said, "The presidential office official said that there may be confusion regarding the entrance examination guidelines due to the issue of increasing the number of medical school students."
In response to the question, "The allocation procedure has been completed, and the procedures for each university to finalize the admission selection are proceeding normally. There is absolutely no intention to suspend it or anything like that."
"It is difficult to say definitively whether we should come up with a unified plan," he emphasized. Meanwhile, on the same day, Chang Sang-yoon, senior social affairs officer at the Presidential Office, said that 40 medical schools across the country had
"As of April 4, it was determined that 12 of the 40 medical schools nationwide were continuing classes.
"From April 15, Busan National University, Chonnam National University, Dangguk University, and others will begin classes that have been postponed until now," he said.
"In addition, 17 universities have plans to resume classes. More universities are expected to start classes soon," he added.