President Yoon Suk Yeol reaffirmed the government’s plan to increase the medical school enrollment quota to 2,000 and stated, “Korea’s policy related to the number of doctors is not meeting the standards of the current era and actual needs, repeating the history of failure. Doctors’ licenses should not be used as a tool to intimidate Korean citizens and raise anxiety.”

President Yoon presided over a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Yongsan and stressed, “The medical reform we are facing is our duty for the benefit of citizens, and it is a request from citizens.” And adding, “Korea’s policy related to the number of doctors is not meeting the standards of the current era and