[On-site Video+] Education and Welfare Minister "The martial law decree against the medical community is completely different from the government's policy."

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Education Minister Lee Ju-ho and Health and Welfare Minister Cho Kyu-hong will hold a joint press conference as the legislative conflict continues over the years.

Attention is focusing on what message it will send to medical students and residents who oppose the policy of increasing medical schools.

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[Lee Juho / Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education]
I'm here to talk about normalizing medical education. First of all, I am sorry that the people are worried and inconvenienced by the prolonged departure of teachers in majors after the announcement of the expansion of medical school quotas in February last year. In particular, the contents of the emergency decree on the medical profession, including the medical doctor, are completely different from the government's policy.I would like to express my sincere regret and consolation to the majors and medical staff who were hurt by the decree of
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And despite these difficulties, I would like to express my deep gratitude to medical professionals such as doctors and nurses who are silently dedicated in the medical field and professors who are fulfilling their mission in the educational field. During today's social work report, the acting president ordered relevant ministries, including the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, to actively consider measures to allow medical students and medical students to return to the field. In addition, on January 6, six medical organizations also made suggestions with desperation for the normalization of the medical field.

Based on this, I would like to tell the people about the government's position. First of all, if the residents who resigned return to training, we will take measures to ensure that the training is carried out without a hitch. The current training regulations for residents propose to return within a year after resignation, but we will not apply these regulations through special training measures if the resident returns to the hospital and major subject where he/she practiced before resignation. At the same time, when a candidate for a medical officer who resigned returns to training, we will take as much action as possible so that he can join the military as a medical officer after completing training. And we will actively support medical school education in 2025 so that it can be smoothly conducted. The government plans to spend about 5 trillion won by 2030 by establishing a mid- to long-term investment plan to dramatically improve the educational conditions of universities and enhance medical education capabilities in the wake of the expansion of medical school quotas.