KMA: "Ruling Party's Defeat, People's Judgment... Medical School Expansion Must Be Reconsidered from the Start"

"If There Is Willingness to Dialogue, All Orders, Complaints, and Administrative Actions Must Be Withdrawn"

The Korean Medical Association Emergency Response Committee claimed that the ruling party's crushing defeat in the general election reflects the voice of the people opposing the increase in medical school admissions.

Kim Seong-geun, Chairman of the Emergency Response Committee for Public Relations of the Korean Medical Association, points to reporters who will ask questions during the Emergency Response Committee briefing to stop the increase in medical school quotas held at the Medical Association in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the 12th.
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On the 12th at 3 p.m., the Emergency Response Committee held a briefing at the Korean Medical Association Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, and made this statement. The committee said, "The ruling party's crushing defeat in the general election is essentially the people's judgment demanding the government immediately halt the increase in medical school admissions and the essential medical policy package," and "We hope the government will heed the stern judgment of the people, immediately stop pushing forward the increase in medical school admissions and the essential medical policy package that are driving healthcare to a crisis, and reconsider the matter from the beginning."

They also demanded, "If the government is willing to engage in sincere dialogue, it should withdraw the various orders, accusations, and administrative sanctions that were forcibly imposed on the Emergency Response Committee leadership and residents."

Kim Seong-geun, the Emergency Response Committee's public relations chairman, said, "When the government announced the essential medical policy and the plan to increase admissions by 2,000 in February, the justification for promoting the policy was 'public support,' but the government's attempts at dialogue were merely a show, and its inconsistent attitude made the public realize that the government's real purpose was not healthcare reform but populism for the general election."

He added, "Through voting, the people demanded an immediate halt to the increase in medical school admissions and the essential medical policy package, which are populist policies hiding behind the mask of healthcare reform, and called for discussions with the medical community from the beginning."

He also questioned the reliability of the public opinion polls conducted by the government. He said, "They were derived from biased questions," and argued, "It is time to acknowledge that instead of fake public opinion based on biased surveys, the true public opinion proven through the election should be respected, and the demands of the medical community should be actively accepted."

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