A surprising shift in early admissions (KOR) The number of early admissions for Korea's new regional doctor track and semiconductor programs signals a possible shift away from medical school fever. 2026.9.30
A surprising shift in early admissions The number of early admissions for Korea's new regional doctor track and semiconductor programs signals a possible shift away from medical school fever. 2026.9.29
KMA chief apologizes for post mocking Somali medical school graduates The chief of the Korean Medical Association (KMA) apologized on Friday for using an article about Somali medical graduates to suggest that Korea could bring in medics from “third-world countries” in a social media post. 2024.5.10
Prime minister urges med school professors against walkout Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has urged medical school professors not to walk off the job in solidarity with protesting junior doctors. 2024.4.26
Medical professors to resign if gov't suspends junior doctors Professors at three leading medical schools resolved to resign en masse to protest the government's intent to punish junior doctors who have remained on strike in objection to the medical recruitment expansion plan. 2024.3.15
Doctors issue unified statement for talks with DP, gov't Doctors’ groups reached a joint agreement Thursday, taking a step toward dialogue with the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the government to end their strike in protest of medical reform policies. 2020.9.3
Gov’t postpones medical license exams after boycotts The government announced Monday it will postpone the state-run medical licensing exam by one week, as medical students plan to boycott the test amid nationwide strikes by trainee doctors. 2020.8.31
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![A group of 200 professors at Pusan National University Hospital hold a picket rally opposing the government’s medical reform plans Thursday in Busan. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10720210.jpg?imageId=10720210&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
