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Tens of thousands of doctors held a rally in western Seoul to protest the government's medical school quota hike plan as Prime Minister Han Duck-soo hinted at the possible suspension of medical licenses for striking trainee doctors, reported Park Boram for Yonhap News Agency.
The rally, organized by member doctors of the Korean Medical Association (KMA) commenced as thousands of trainee doctors remained off their jobs at general hospitals for the 13th day. I Photo: Yonhap News Agency
The rally, organized by member doctors of the Korean Medical Association (KMA), the biggest medical lobby group, commenced as thousands of trainee doctors remained off their jobs at general hospitals for the 13th day, protesting the plan to add 2,000 more medical school seats starting next year.
Crowds of doctors filled up a street in Seoul's western district of Yeouido, waving protest flags and holding up signs reading "Absolute opposition to a medical school quota hike without agreement from medical fields," or "Unprepared medical school quota hike compromises medical education."
Kim Taek-woo, the KMA's emergency committee chief, warned at the start of the rally that "the government will face resistance from the public if it turns a blind eye to doctors' efforts and attempts to repress them."
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