The state audit agency on Thursday released findings that the previous Yoon Suk Yeol administration's decision to increase the medical school enrollment quota by 2,000 seats annually lacked proper grounds.
Trainee doctors who quit their jobs in protest of the previous administration's increase in medical school admissions are set to return to hospitals this week, medical sources said Sunday.
Medical students returning to school are being asked to sign pledges promising not to engage in discriminatory or retaliatory behavior toward peers, as the government and universities work to return education delivery to normal.
A teacher and mother were arrested for attempting to steal exam papers, resulting in the daughter's expulsion from school after years of alleged exam leaks.
Science and engineering personnel, who typically complete master's and doctoral programs after their undergraduate degrees before securing positions as researchers or professors, earn far less than licensed physicians.
Prosecutors have requested a prison term and the release of personal information for a 25-year-old medical school student accused of filming women without their consent.
Five medical schools have issued expulsion notices nearly 2,000 students for excessive absences.
Medical school admissions will return to pre-expansion levels in 2026, with 3,058 places available nationwide, the Ministry of Education said Thursday.
The government decided to freeze the number of medical school admissions for next year at 2024's pre-expansion level of 3,058 students and will officially announce the decision on Thursday.
Acting President Han Duck-soo vowed on Tuesday that the Korean government under his watch would safeguard national interests against tariffs being pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.
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