Formation of Emergency Committee by 19 Medical School Professors... "Resignation Decision by the 15th"

Launched through online meeting on the evening of the 13th
"Confirmation of professors' intentions at each university by the 15th"

Professors from 19 medical schools nationwide have formed an emergency response committee to counter the government's plan to increase the number of medical students and have decided to determine whether to resign by the 15th.

According to the medical and education sectors on the 13th, representatives of the emergency committees from 19 medical schools including Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Ulsan University, and Catholic University held an online meeting for about 2 hours and 30 minutes the previous afternoon to discuss submitting collective resignation letters.

Amid the ongoing strong confrontation between the government and the medical community over the increase in medical school admissions, medical staff are moving at a large hospital in Seoul on the 29th of last month, the government's deadline for residents who left hospitals to return. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

After the meeting, they stated, "The imminent judicial actions against residents and the academic probation or leave of absence for medical students are the most urgent emergencies at present," and announced that they have organized and united as the "National Medical School Professors Emergency Committee" to prevent this. Emergency committees from Jeju University, Wonkwang University, Inje University, Hallym University, Ajou University, Dankook University, Gyeongsang National University, Chungbuk National University, Hanyang University, Daegu Catholic University, Pusan National University, Chungnam National University, Konkuk University, Kangwon National University, and Keimyung University are also participating in the 'National Professors Emergency Committee.'

Professor Jae-Seung Bang, chairman of the Seoul National University Medical School Professors' Association Emergency Committee, was elected as the chairman.

The national emergency committee stated, "By the 15th, we will ask professors at each university and clinical professors at training hospitals for their intentions and decide on (whether to submit resignation letters)," adding, "The timing of submitting resignation letters for universities where the submission is approved will be decided at the next meeting."

They also said, "The goal of the emergency committee is for medical students and residents at training hospitals, who are the future of Korean healthcare, to safely return and complete their education and training," and earnestly requested, "We sincerely ask the government to listen to our desperate plea and provide a negotiation platform so that medical students and residents can return to their studies and training."

Earlier, professors at Seoul National University Medical School resolved at an emergency general meeting on the 11th that if the government does not come up with a reasonable solution, they will submit their resignation letters starting from the 18th. Professors at Pusan National University Medical School also held a press conference stating that if the government disadvantages residents and medical students who are engaged in collective action, the professors will also resign.

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