"Must complete medical reform" vs "will stop the elimination of the council"

Prime Minister Han Deok-soo reiterates the completion of essential medical reforms

"We must not forget the history lesson that if reforms stop, they will retreat."

He said he would not back down despite resistance from the medical community

Medical school professors hold resolution in front of the presidential office in Yongsan

[Anchor]
Today, National Foundation Day, as the government reiterated its commitment to complete essential medical reforms, professors from medical schools across the country gathered near the presidential office in Yongsan to hold a resolution meeting.Professors at

University of Medicine have expressed their willingness to prevent the government's attempt to exterminate the Medical Education Evaluation Institute, a medical education evaluation and certification body.

I'm connecting you to a reporter for more information. Reporter Baek Jong Kyu!

[Reporter]
Yes, this is the Ministry of Social Affairs.

[Anchor]
As the government has repeatedly expressed its will to complete medical reform, and the medical community has announced the injustice of the government's expansion of medical school quotas, there are few signs that the legislative conflict will be resolved, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, first of all, the government reiterated its commitment to medical reform even today, National Foundation Day.

Prime Minister Han Deok-soo reiterated in his congratulatory speech for the National Foundation Day that he will make sure to complete essential medical reforms to protect the lives and safety of the people and for future generations.

At the same time, he added that we should never forget the painful lesson of history that reform retreats when it stops.

The medical community yesterday told the government that it should discuss the number of medical schools for the 20205 school year again, or it would not participate in the doctors' estimation body,
It seems that Prime Minister
has expressed his will not to back down.

In the midst of this, professors from medical schools across the country gathered for the first time in large groups near the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul.

We held a resolution contest to inform the unfairness of government behavior regarding the expansion of medical school quotas.

It was a resolution contest to prevent the Korea Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation from disabling it, but it was pointed out from the government's decision to increase medical schools to the unfairness of the Ministry of Education's audit following the recent approval of the Seoul National University Medical School's leave of absence.

First, medical school professors urged the government to immediately withdraw the legislative notice of the amendment to the "Regulations on Evaluation and Certification of Higher Education Institutions."

Medical schools nationwide are required to receive regular certification from medical clinics authorized by the Ministry of Education, but if they do not receive certification, they are subject to suspension of recruitment of new students.

However, when the Medical Council said it would strengthen the evaluation of the increased medical school this time, the Ministry of Education announced legislative amendments to related regulations last month.

The amendment included giving a supplementary period of more than a year before accredited institutions can be disqualified if medical schools are not operating normally or educational conditions are poor.

In response, medical professors say the government is trying to neutralize the medical center by revising the enforcement ordinance,
The Council of
emphasized that it was the least safe way to ensure the quality of medical education.

At the same time, the government urged the government to focus on creating an educational environment rather than trying to exterminate medical schools.

Also, the government's overwhelming increase of 2,000 medical schools makes proper medical education impossible,
It is trying to mass-produce doctors at the level of underdeveloped countries through the neutralization of
," he said, adding that this will return to the level of education 30 years ago.

He then raised his voice that he would resist the government's attempt to exterminate the council until the end.

Professors also criticized the Ministry of Education for conducting a high-intensity audit immediately after Seoul National University Medical School approved medical students' leave of absence for the first time.

The Ministry of Education also urged the immediate end of the audit of Seoul National University Medical School, saying it should no longer infringe on the autonomy and independence of universities.

As the gap between the government and the medical community has rarely narrowed, the front lines of legislative conflict triggered by the increase in medical schools are growing.

I'm BAE JONG KYU from the Ministry of Social Affairs.