South Korean media reported on August 31 that Korean interns and residents opposed the enrollment expansion plan of medical schoolsThe "resignation tide" storm finally subsided after 18 months£¬Most of the doctors involved will return to work on September 1The shortage of personnel in South Korea¡¯s medical system is expected to be mitigated.

Several media outlets in South Korea, citing industry sources, that the major hospitals have completed the recruitment of internships and hospitalized doctors in the second half of this year, and the specific number of doctors returning to work and newly hired will be announced by the Ministry of Health and Welfare within a few days.Most of the doctors who left their posts before have agreed to return¡£

February 2024,The South Korean government, led by then-President Yin Xi Jinping, announced plans to expand the medical schoolIt is decided to increase the enrollment of university medical schools by about 2,000 students per year in the five years starting from the 2025 academic year to address the shortage of doctors.

South Korea's medical community strongly opposes this expansion plan, saying it will cause problems such as excessive medical care. Tens of thousands of interns and residents have successively submitted their resignations and left their posts on strike, causing chaos in the operation of medical institutions.The South Korean government raised the country's health system crisis level to the highest level of "serious"¡£

In April this year, the South Korean government softened its stance by announcing that the number of enrollments will be restored to the level prior to the 2025 school year from 2026, but the vast majority of out-of-the-job doctors have not returned to their jobs. Following Li¡¯s appointment as president, the relevant departments were asked to discuss possible solutions through dialogue with the medical community. Last month, the South Korean government and representatives from the medical community re-established a consultation mechanism to discuss the doctor¡¯s return.

According to South Korean media, with a large number of internships and hospitalized doctors returning to work, the burden of clinical treatment in major hospitals will be eased, and medical services that were previously suspended due to a shortage of personnel will be resumed.