{"id":2204558,"date":"2024-04-05T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T23:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2204558"},"modified":"2024-04-04T18:44:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T09:44:33","slug":"yoon-appears-to-offer-olive-branch-to-striking-doctors-amid-medical-school-quota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/04\/yoon-appears-to-offer-olive-branch-to-striking-doctors-amid-medical-school-quota\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoon appears to offer olive branch to striking doctors amid medical school quota"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Yoon Suk-yeol <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.go.kr\/newsroom\/briefing\/R3sWK9Ad\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">met<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the chairman of the Korean Intern Resident Association\u2019s Emergency Response Committee on Thursday to discuss healthcare reforms, including the proposed increase in medical school enrollment. The meeting lasted more than two hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the meeting, Yoon listened to the problems facing the current medical system and exchanged opinions on improving medical residents\u2019 treatment and working conditions. Yoon expressed his intention to \u201crespect\u201d the position of medical residents when discussing healthcare reforms with the medical community in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yoon\u2019s promise to \u201crespect\u201d the position of medical residents in future healthcare reform discussions remains vague. The ambiguity comes amid a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/english.khan.co.kr\/khan_art_view.html?code=710100&amp;artid=202403221732127\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">surge in medical school applications<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, driven by the president\u2019s plan to expand admission quotas by 2,000 slots next year. This development suggests that prospective students are responding positively to the proposed increase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Korean Medical Association\u2019s leader, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kma.org\/notice\/sub1_view.asp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lim Hyun-taek<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, has demanded the government withdraw its expansion plans and fire deputy health minister Park Min-soo before engaging in negotiations. However, Yoon\u2019s meeting with junior doctors on Thursday to end the ongoing doctors\u2019 strike hints at potential disagreements within the medical community. This apparent lack of unity among doctors could impact the ongoing strike\u2019s effectiveness and duration, especially after the general elections.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/domestic-politics\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Domestic Politics<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Yoon Suk-yeol met with the chairman of the Korean Intern Resident Association\u2019s Emergency Response Committee on Thursday to discuss healthcare reforms, including the proposed increase in medical school enrollment. The meeting lasted more than two hours. 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