Recently, the South Korean government's plan to expand medical school admissions for the 2025 academic year sparked protests in the medical community. "Collective Resignation! Opposing the Expansion of Medical Schools, 2,700 Korean Doctors Decide to Stop Working Tomorrow")
According to the Central Accident Control Headquarters for Physicians' Collective Actions, after confirming with 100 major hospitals, as of 10:00 PM on the 21st, 9,275 interns and resident doctors had submitted resignation letters, accounting for 74.4% of this group across the hospitals, an increase of 459 from the previous day.
Among them, a total of 8,024 have left their workplaces, accounting for 64.4% of the total, an increase of 211 from the previous day. The Ministry of Education stated that in the past three days, 11,778 students from 34 medical schools had applied for leave, accounting for 62.7% of the total medical school student population.
