Mokpo City Urges Establishment of National Medical School in Jeonnam at National Assembly Forum

Mayor Park Hongryul Urges Government to Fulfill Medical School Promise
Allocation of 200 Students Needed to Guarantee Residents' Right to Life

Mokpo City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Park Hongryul) announced that on the 24th, more than 80 participants including Mayor Park Hongryul, Mokpo City Council Chairperson Jo Seongo, and related officials attended the "National Assembly Grand Debate on the Establishment of a National Medical School in Jeollanam-do" held at the National Assembly, actively promoting the necessity of establishing a national medical school in Jeollanam-do and joining the resolution.

This debate was organized to urge the government to allocate a quota of 200 students for the newly established national medical school in Jeollanam-do as a priority, ahead of the decision on the 2026 medical school enrollment quota. The event included the announcement of a resolution urging the government to establish the school, and clearly presented the vision for the necessity and practical measures for its establishment.

Mayor Hongryul Park is emphasizing the necessity of establishing a medical school at the National Assembly Grand Debate on the Establishment of the National Medical University in Jeonnam. Provided by Mokpo City

In particular, a large number of key figures from various sectors?including lawmakers from Jeollanam-do, the National Assembly, the government, both universities, local governments, and the Pan-Provincial Promotion Committee?attended the event, strongly urging the government to fulfill its promise and speaking with one voice on the necessity of establishing a national medical school in Jeollanam-do to solve the shortage of medical personnel in the region and to guarantee residents' right to life.

In his congratulatory remarks, Mayor Park Hongryul emphasized, "A medical school has been the long-cherished wish and aspiration of Jeollanam-do residents for more than 30 years," and added, "A medical school is absolutely necessary to firmly protect the people's constitutional right to life." He continued, "Surrounded by islands, Jeollanam-do is the most medically vulnerable area in the country, and I will do my utmost until the establishment of a medical school here is realized."

Meanwhile, Mokpo City plans to continue closely cooperating with Jeollanam-do and the two universities to urge the government to fulfill its promise, and will spare no effort in providing full support for this cause.

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