Gyeongnam Provincial Council and Changwon City Council Unite to Establish Changwon Medical School

Press Conference: "We Will Definitely Establish the Medical School"

Changwon, Gyeongnam is the only city with a population of over one million outside the metropolitan area that does not have a medical school.

Earlier this year, the government announced a policy to expand the quota for medical schools, which has been frozen for 18 years, to address the shortage of essential medical personnel. In response, the provincial government has determined that now is the right time to attract a medical school and is making every effort to do so.

Members of the Gyeongnam Provincial Council and Changwon City Council held a press conference in front of the provincial council entrance, calling for the establishment of a medical school.

As the competition to attract a medical school in the Changwon area heats up, members of the Gyeongnam Provincial Assembly and Changwon Special City Council have united to demonstrate the necessity and desire to bring a medical school to the region.

On the afternoon of the 11th, members of the provincial and city councils held a press conference in front of the provincial assembly entrance, where Assemblyman Park Chunduk and Councilman Kwon Seonghyun jointly announced a resolution.

The resolution includes ▲ The government should immediately promote the establishment of a medical school in Changwon, Gyeongnam to ensure the basic health rights of the people and build a medical safety net for the residents ▲ The Medical Association should actively cooperate in expanding the medical school quota and establishing new medical schools to protect the lives of the people and guarantee the safety of society as a whole.

Previously, the provincial and city councils adopted the ‘Proposal to Urge the Government to Establish a Medical School in Changwon, Gyeongnam’ on the 16th and 10th of last month, respectively.

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