Changwon City Council: "Establishing a Medical School in Changwon Region is the Key to Closing Medical Disparities"

The Changwon Special City Council, which has been steadily continuing efforts to establish a medical school in the Changwon area of Gyeongnam, once again urged the establishment of a medical school ahead of the government's announcement of plans to increase medical school quotas.

Chairman Kim I-geun and the council members held a 'Resolution Rally to Urge the Establishment of Changwon Medical School' on the 19th at the main assembly hall and the entrance of the council.

Members of the Changwon Special City Council in Gyeongnam are urging the establishment of a medical school in the Changwon area.
[Photo by Changwon City Council]

They asserted, "Changwon, the only non-capital metropolitan city with a population of over one million without a medical school, must have a medical school established."

Chairman Kim emphasized, "To fundamentally resolve regional medical disparities and inequalities in medical services, the establishment of a medical school based on regional public healthcare is the only solution."

He stated, "We strongly urge the government to include the establishment of a medical school in the Changwon area in its plan to increase medical school quotas, reflecting the wishes of 1.03 million Changwon citizens and 3.25 million Gyeongnam residents."

According to the city council, the number of Gyeongnam residents participating in the citizen signature campaign to attract a medical school to Changwon has reached approximately 517,000 as of this day.

Those wishing to participate in the signature campaign can fill out a signature sheet available at nearby administrative welfare centers or sign up on the Changwon Medical School Attraction Signature Campaign website.

Previously, Changwon City has continued efforts to establish a regional medical school since applying for the establishment of a medical school in 1992, including preparing plans for an industrial medical school, adopting proposals to the government, forming a pan-citizen promotion committee, holding National Assembly forums, and conducting signature campaigns.

In March and April of this year, the Changwon City Council and the Gyeongnam City and County Council Chairpersons' Association delivered a petition urging the establishment of Changwon Medical School to government agencies, held joint press conferences, and in May, the Korea Association of City, County, and District Council Chairpersons unanimously adopted a government petition for the establishment of a medical school in the Changwon area.

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