Pohang City Launches Full-Scale Effort to Attract Medical School for Gyeongbuk East Coast Region's Long-Awaited Project

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Young-wook] Pohang City, Gyeongbuk, announced on the 17th that it plans to attract a medical school as a medical hub for the East Sea region to improve the poor healthcare environment and provide high-quality medical services.

The city plans to focus on securing a foundation by fostering the bio-industry and expanding related infrastructure to attract such a medical school.

First, to gather citizens' support, the city will form the "Pohang Regional Medical School Attraction Promotion Committee (tentative name)" to actively promote the attraction activities, and along with pledges from candidates in the April 15 general election, it will also carry out a citizen signature campaign if necessary according to changes in government policies.

Attracting a medical school to the Pohang area is the greatest long-cherished project of 520,000 citizens and one million residents of the Gyeongbuk East Sea region, but since changes in national health care policies such as the expansion of medical schools by the government must precede, the city plans to continuously communicate through visits to central government departments.

Earlier, on the 1st, the Democratic Party announced the "April 15 General Election Health and Medical Sector Pledge," which includes establishing new medical schools and expanding quotas, revealing plans to train medical personnel focusing on public medical vulnerable areas.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok of Pohang said, "As discussions related to the establishment of a medical school are expected to arise following changes in government health care policies after the general election, we will focus on developing the justification and logic for attraction so that the city's continuous efforts for establishing a medical school can bear fruit."

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