Medical School and Medical Graduate School Association Requests Postponement of National Medical Licensing Exam Until COVID-19 Stabilizes
On the 21st, medical residents training at general hospitals, including interns and residents, went on strike in opposition to the government's policy to increase the quota of medical school students. A resident is holding a solo protest in front of the main building of Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The Korea Association of Medical Colleges (KAMC) reiterated on the 31st its request to the government to postpone the practical exam of the national medical licensing examination, which is scheduled for the next day, due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
KAMC stated, "In the severe COVID-19 situation, the deans of 40 medical colleges are seriously concerned about the spread of infectious diseases caused by conducting the practical medical licensing exam."
The association argued, "Most of the professors grading the practical exam are clinical professors responsible for patient care at hospitals," adding, "Since they are personnel who minimize medical service gaps in hospitals, if confirmed cases occur after participating in the practical exam and they are quarantined and unable to return to work, the collapse of medical infrastructure will accelerate."
It added, "We appeal to postpone the practical exam of the medical licensing examination until the COVID-19 situation stabilizes to ensure the safety of all participants, including examinees and grading professors."
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The government announced on the same day that it will push to hold the practical exam as scheduled as much as possible. Son Young-rae, head of the Strategic Planning Division at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, said at a regular briefing, "For now, the atmosphere is to proceed as planned," and "We are encouraging many students to take the exam."
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