Medical College of Medicine, National Audit of Korea...We also need censure from the people in charge
May 02, 2025
The Korean Medical Association (hereinafter referred to as the Medical Association) requested that the 2,000-member increase in medical school be subject to a national audit.
Kim Taek-woo, chairman of the Korea Medical Association, made the remarks at a regular briefing held at the Korea Medical Association Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 2nd.
Chairman Kim formally asks the National Assembly to make the 2024 policy of increasing the number of medical students by 2000, the main culprit of the collapse of medical care in Korea, subject to a parliamentary audit. Through this, we want to find out who on earth devised and decided on such an unreasonable policy and to reveal the beginning of this policy, which is full of rumors.'
In addition, "We would like to reveal the substance of the policy that has been enforced excessively at someone's insistence and hold them accountable for the depletion of health insurance finances and loss of state funds that occurred in the process of stubbornly executing it." The blame for those responsible for implementing these wrong policies without criticism should also be followed. At the same time, the medical association will also claim the auditor's audit through the national audit claim system," he stressed.
At the same time, Chairman Kim pointed out the announcement by the Korean Council for University Education (hereinafter referred to as Daekyo Association) on April 30 that the number of medical schools in 2027 would be 5058.
Chairman Kim added a clue that the change is possible by reflecting the results of the Medical Personnel Supply and Demand Estimation Committee. The government and some media have been misleading as if the number of medical schools in 2026 has been returned to 3,058. The Daekyo Association's announcement was a reaffirmation of the unchanged increase in medical school capacityLooking at this, will you say that the number of medical schools in 2026 has been reduced to 3058 and the government has given in to the medical profession? How should we accept this behavior of reducing the number of recruits a year and transferring responsibility to the medical community as if they were correcting the increased quota?" he pointed out.
Also, regarding the Education Ministry and the university's announcement that they will impose paid dispositions on medical students who did not return to school until the 30th, Chairman Kim said, `Talking about the students as if they were at fault, the university's failure last year to accept the leave of absence from school according to the school rules is buried, and reiterated that it will apply the school rules to students this yearWe ask university officials to approach us with more heart so that students can return to their place and grow into good doctors in the future while focusing on their studies. Our association will also work harder to help students return to their original positions."
Chairman Kim also proposed to the presidential candidates that the presidential candidates be formed under the direct control of the Presidential Committee on Medical Environment Improvement.
He "There are many tasks to be solved, such as the increase in medical demand due to aging, the hollowing out of provinces, and the problem of population decline. I understand that these problems are well recognized by each party. In addition, I understand that a pledge on this is being prepared.'"We propose to each party's presidential candidates that the National Medical Environment Improvement Committee be formed under the direct control of the President as soon as possible when the new government is established. Through this, it is necessary to produce the best alternative to solve current and future medical problems with speed" he urged.
Kim Taek-woo, chairman of the Korea Medical Association, made the remarks at a regular briefing held at the Korea Medical Association Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 2nd.
Chairman Kim formally asks the National Assembly to make the 2024 policy of increasing the number of medical students by 2000, the main culprit of the collapse of medical care in Korea, subject to a parliamentary audit. Through this, we want to find out who on earth devised and decided on such an unreasonable policy and to reveal the beginning of this policy, which is full of rumors.'
In addition, "We would like to reveal the substance of the policy that has been enforced excessively at someone's insistence and hold them accountable for the depletion of health insurance finances and loss of state funds that occurred in the process of stubbornly executing it." The blame for those responsible for implementing these wrong policies without criticism should also be followed. At the same time, the medical association will also claim the auditor's audit through the national audit claim system," he stressed.
At the same time, Chairman Kim pointed out the announcement by the Korean Council for University Education (hereinafter referred to as Daekyo Association) on April 30 that the number of medical schools in 2027 would be 5058.
Chairman Kim added a clue that the change is possible by reflecting the results of the Medical Personnel Supply and Demand Estimation Committee. The government and some media have been misleading as if the number of medical schools in 2026 has been returned to 3,058. The Daekyo Association's announcement was a reaffirmation of the unchanged increase in medical school capacityLooking at this, will you say that the number of medical schools in 2026 has been reduced to 3058 and the government has given in to the medical profession? How should we accept this behavior of reducing the number of recruits a year and transferring responsibility to the medical community as if they were correcting the increased quota?" he pointed out.
Also, regarding the Education Ministry and the university's announcement that they will impose paid dispositions on medical students who did not return to school until the 30th, Chairman Kim said, `Talking about the students as if they were at fault, the university's failure last year to accept the leave of absence from school according to the school rules is buried, and reiterated that it will apply the school rules to students this yearWe ask university officials to approach us with more heart so that students can return to their place and grow into good doctors in the future while focusing on their studies. Our association will also work harder to help students return to their original positions."
Chairman Kim also proposed to the presidential candidates that the presidential candidates be formed under the direct control of the Presidential Committee on Medical Environment Improvement.
He "There are many tasks to be solved, such as the increase in medical demand due to aging, the hollowing out of provinces, and the problem of population decline. I understand that these problems are well recognized by each party. In addition, I understand that a pledge on this is being prepared.'"We propose to each party's presidential candidates that the National Medical Environment Improvement Committee be formed under the direct control of the President as soon as possible when the new government is established. Through this, it is necessary to produce the best alternative to solve current and future medical problems with speed" he urged.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
