A doctor opposed to ”mass clinic closures” points out, ”Will a 1% increase in the number of doctors mean the end of medical care in Korea?”

In South Korea, on the 17th, professors at Seoul National University Hospital went on a collective hiatus, and on the 18th, the Korean Medical Association teased a collective hiatus. A professor at a university's medical school said, "We need to increase the number of medical students.
Hong Seung-bong, chairman of the Council of Epilepsy Support Hospitals, wrote in a contribution to the media on the same day, "Is the issue more important than human life?"
"Even if you're not a doctor, putting the lives of hundreds of thousands of seriously ill patients at risk in order to prevent an increase in the number of active doctors (1,509) is something that should never be done," he said.
Chairman Hong said, "Even if the number of doctors increases by 1% in 10 years, can we really say that Korea's medical system will collapse? If my resignation or suspension results in patients dying, it is not justifiable, regardless of the purpose.
"Can we do that?" he said, pointing out, "Seriously ill patients who have done nothing wrong and who should be protected by the country and doctors are losing their lives or being put at risk."
He continued, "It is the decision of my junior and fellow doctors to let today's patients die in order to meet the 1% increase in the number of doctors in 10 years, but as a doctor,
"As citizens, we cannot possibly understand this," he said. He also criticized some parents of medical students who supported the closure, saying, "If you want your children to become good doctors, you should not be a medical student.
"I ask you to carefully consider what advice you should give to the interns and medical students," he said, adding, "If my sons and daughters were medical students or interns, I would persuade them to return to work as soon as possible."
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