The Korean Medical Association (KMA) has decided to temporarily halt but revisit their discussion with the government and the ruling party on increasing the quota for medical school and establishing public medical school, until COVID-19 is contained. The junior doctors are most likely to return for their duty after the last discussion on Sept. 7.

Instead of revoking the policy, the government made up a pretext for re-discussing the medical reform policy, whereas the medical community paved their way to intervene in the future medical policy making process.

With COVID-19 spreading relentlessly, the talks on medical reform plan saw no clear winner or loser. Ultimately the medical community al