Minju Denies "No Discussion on Transferring Korean Medicine College Quotas to Medical College"

Kim Tae-nyeon, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Democratic Party of Korea policy coordination meeting held at the National Assembly on the 30th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Wondara] The Democratic Party of Korea has stated that it is not considering the plan to transfer the admission quota of Korean medicine colleges to medical colleges.

Kim Sung-joo, the Democratic Party's secretary on the National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee, said at a policy coordination meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 30th, "Recent reports that the admission quota of Korean medicine is being transferred to medical colleges for training are not true."

Kim added, "Such a plan has never been discussed so far," and "Regarding the public medical school and regional doctor system, the contents announced at the party-government consultation on the 23rd are all there is."

Earlier, the Korean Medical Association (KMA) stated through its journal on the 24th, "It has been confirmed that the Democratic Party Policy Committee is considering a plan to transfer the admission quota of Korean medicine colleges at universities that have both medical and Korean medicine colleges to medical colleges to train regional doctors."

In response, the 'National Alliance for the Protection of Public Health and Korean Medicine (Gukminyeon)', a senior Korean medicine practitioners' group, issued a statement criticizing, "The Democratic Party's logic advocating the abolition of Korean medicine colleges is no different from abolishing Gugak (traditional Korean music) because its popular elements do not increase, or abolishing Hanbok while insisting on wearing suits and dresses. The Moon Jae-in administration must immediately abandon its policy of eradicating Korean medicine."

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