11% of South Korean medical students register for 2025 state exam during protests against increased medical school quota.
11% of South Korean medical students have registered for the 2025 state licensing exam amid ongoing protests against the government's increase of the nationwide medical school quota by 1,500 seats for 2025. Medical students have been boycotting classes, and some medical professors have vowed to boycott training programs for junior doctors. Hospitals have begun hiring approximately 7,700 trainee doctors for a September training program, accepting resignations from 7,648 trainees.
July 27, 2024
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