[Breaking News] Ministry of Health and Welfare: "Let's meet and discuss with 2,000 people," Medical Association: "Will negotiate if flexibility in increase is shown"

The government and the medical community showed openness to discussions regarding the scale of medical school enrollment expansion.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, Park Min-su, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, stated during the KBS 1TV 'Sasageongeon' debate on medical school expansion, "The increase of 2,000 medical school slots is part of the overall healthcare reform, so we should meet and discuss it with the medical community." In response, Kim Taek-woo, the emergency committee chairman of the Korea Medical Association, said, "If the government shows policy flexibility regarding the number of doctors, we can enter negotiations."