"I Want to Tear Up My Medical License Gown"... Medical Association President Angry Over Jomin's National Medical Exam Pass

Im Hyuntaek, President of the Korean Pediatric Society [Image source = Facebook capture]

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] Lim Hyun-taek, president of the Korean Pediatric Society, expressed anger over the news that Cho Min, daughter of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, passed the medical licensing exam, saying he "wants to tear up the medical license and white coat."

On the 16th, President Lim wrote on his Facebook, "Those responsible for the situation where patients were put at risk by an unqualified person must resign immediately."

He continued, "130,000 doctors and medical students are furious and dismayed to the point of wanting to tear up their medical licenses and white coats over the lukewarm and inequitable responses from the Minister of Education, the President of Pusan National University, the Dean of Pusan National University Medical School, and the President of Korea University, who said they would wait for the Supreme Court ruling, while an unqualified person who entered medical school through fraudulent admission is wearing a white coat and pretending to be a doctor, endangering patients' lives."

President Lim stated, "On December 23, 2020, the judiciary ruled guilty on numerous grounds that Cho Min’s mother, Jeong Gyeong-shim (professor at Dongyang University), fraudulently admitted her daughter to Korea University and Pusan National University Medical School."

He added, "In 2016, the Ministry of Education canceled Jung Yoo-ra’s admission to Ewha Womans University before trial based solely on its own audit results, and in 2019, the Ministry of Education and Seoul National University immediately canceled the admission of a fraudulent entrant to the dental school (School of Dentistry), who was admitted with credentials fabricated by her mother, a professor at Sungkyunkwan University College of Pharmacy, as soon as the case went to trial," listing examples of admission cancellations, including "the twin daughters of the head of the Sookmyung Girls’ High School faculty were also immediately expelled."

He expressed indignation, asking, "Where has justice, fairness, and equality in our society gone?"

President Lim said, "Pusan National University President Cha Jeong-in, Dean of Pusan National University Medical School Shin Sang-wook, and Korea University President Jeong Jin-taek, who caused this absurd situation, have tarnished their schools’ reputations and are nothing but criminals and accomplices who violated important societal values such as justice, fairness, and equality," and urged, "Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye, who is in charge of the nation’s future education administration despite inadequate ability, must immediately take responsibility and step down."

Earlier, in December last year, the Korean Pediatric Society filed an injunction against the Korea Health Personnel Licensing Examination Institute (KHPLEI), requesting to suspend Cho Min’s eligibility to take the medical licensing exam.

In response, the Seoul Eastern District Court ruled, "This is a legal matter between Cho and KHPLEI, and the medical society is not a party," and "It is difficult to recognize that the medical society’s rights or legal interests are infringed by Cho’s exam participation," dismissing the case.

As a result of this decision, Cho was able to take the written medical licensing exam, ultimately passing and obtaining her medical qualification.

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