Seoul National University College of Medicine Professors Hold Emergency Meeting Tomorrow... Discussing Response Plans for Medical School Expansion 추진

Professors from Seoul National University College of Medicine will hold an emergency general meeting on the 11th to discuss response measures to the government's plan to increase medical school admissions, including whether to take collective action.

A monument inscribed with the Hippocratic Oath at Seoul National University College of Medicine, Jongno-gu, Seoul [Image source=Yonhap News]

According to the Emergency Response Committee of the Seoul National University College of Medicine Professors' Council on the 10th, the general meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on the 11th with professors from Seoul National University Hospital, Bundang Seoul National University Hospital, and Boramae Hospital gathering at each hospital. They plan to share the current situation regarding the application for increasing medical school admissions and the resignation of residents, as well as the activities of the Emergency Response Committee so far, and discuss future countermeasures.

In particular, opinions on collective actions such as submitting group resignation letters are expected to be exchanged. There is also a possibility that the survey conducted by the Emergency Response Committee targeting professors regarding recent collective actions will be shared.

Earlier, the Bundang Seoul National University Hospital Professors' Council announced that 85% of respondents in their own survey said, "We may take collective action to protect residents and students."

On the 9th, the National Council of Medical School Professors (Jeonui Gyohyeop) also held a meeting with representatives from each medical school to discuss the resignation issue. After the meeting, Kim Chang-su, president of Jeonui Gyohyeop, stated, "What meaning does a professor have without residents and students?" and added, "Many professors have expressed their intention to resign voluntarily."

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