Presidential Office to Hold Debate Tomorrow on 'Why 2,000 Medical School Enrollment Increases Are Necessary'

Discussion on the Direction of Medical Reform... Online Live Broadcast

Jang Sang-yoon, Senior Secretary for Social Affairs at the Presidential Office, is giving a briefing on urgent medical situation issues on the 19th at the Yongsan Presidential Office building in Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

The Presidential Office announced on the 9th that it will hold a forum titled "Where is Medical Reform Heading?" on the 10th at the Convergence Hall of Seoul National University College of Medicine in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

At this forum, presentations and discussions will be held on four topics: ▲ Establishing a sustainable medical system and why an increase of 2,000 personnel is necessary ▲ Normalization of medical school education ▲ Building a patient-centered medical system ▲ Procedural legitimacy in the medical policy decision-making process.

The discussion will be attended by Jang Sang-yoon, Senior Secretary for Social Affairs of the Presidential Office; Jeong Gyeong-sil, Head of the Medical Reform Promotion Team at the Ministry of Health and Welfare; Professors Kang Hee-kyung and Ha Eun-jin from Seoul National University College of Medicine; and will be moderated by Yu Mi-hwa, representative of the Green Consumer Network.

The event will be broadcast live online on the Ministry of Health and Welfare's YouTube channel.

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