Ministry of Education Discusses 'Medical School Quota Expansion' Plan at Social Relations Ministers' Meeting

Expanded to 400 People Since 2022
Training 4,000 People Over 10 Years

Euneh Yu, Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education, is speaking at the Social Relations Ministers' Meeting held at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on May 11. Photo by Honam Moon munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Ministry of Education announced on the 23rd that it will hold the 10th Social Relations Ministers' Meeting and the 4th Human Investment Talent Development Council at the Government Sejong Complex to discuss the "Plan to Expand Medical School Quotas."

This plan aims to expand and adjust the medical school quotas, which have been frozen since 2006. The purpose is to resolve the imbalance of medical personnel between regions and to foster specialists in infectious disease response, bio-health fields, and medical scientists.

The government plans to increase the medical school quota by 400 students from the current 3,058 starting from the 2022 academic year, thereby training an additional 4,000 medical professionals over 10 years. The detailed fields for quota increase include ▲ regional doctors who will work in critical and essential medical fields within their regions ▲ special professional fields such as epidemiologists and severe trauma specialists ▲ and the medical science field.

By promoting the regional doctor system, the government aims to address the shortage and imbalance of medical personnel within regions. For special professional fields and medical scientists, quotas will be allocated to universities on the condition that medical students are trained in these specific fields.

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