”The government should not interfere” - Medical school professors rebel against proposal to readjust medical school admission quotas next year = South Korea

The National Medical College Professor Emergency Response Committee (NMC) stated on the 31st that "The Ministry of Education must leave the academic affairs of medical schools to the discretion of the universities and must readjust the number of medical school students to be recruited in 2025."
After holding a general meeting that day, the All Japan Medical Association released a statement outlining the above. The All Japan Medical Association said, "We need to make a radical readjustment of the number of students admitted to medical schools in 2025. The presidents of each university should
"The Ministry of Education should no longer interfere in the academic affairs of universities. It should not be subject to university-specific conditions.
Therefore, just as universities have autonomously handled the leave of absence, they must also be guaranteed autonomy in entrance examination selection, including the selection of students for regular and occasional admissions."
He also said, "If we continue to force an increase in the number of students at the medical school and students return in 2025, 7,500 first-year medical students will be
This will be the first time in history that universities will have to take classes in 5 years. The Ministry of Education's specific top-down order, such as a 5-year or 5.5-year system (rather than the current 6-year system), is an infringement of the autonomy of universities.
"This will only encourage poor medical education," he said. He reiterated his message to the Ministry of Education, "Do not interfere in the academic affairs of medical schools."
The Korean Medical Association said, "The Ministry of Education will not interfere in the running of the medical university, so that the president, dean, and professors of the medical school can move forward autonomously to resolve the situation.
I hope that the role of preparing the conditions will be fulfilled. Regarding the "open discussion" proposed at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting of the Medical Group Action, which was held that day,
Any issue must be discussed to normalize medical care. It is not just a lip-sync discussion, but any issue, such as the readjustment of the number of medical school admissions in 2025, must be discussed.
No," he demanded.