Decision on the Increase of Medical School Positions: Court Appeal and Staff Quota Concerns

2,000 people are expected to be ‘raised and released’ on appeal for a stay of execution

If rejected, the quota is ‘confirmed’… If called, next year’s staff increase will be ‘suffocating’

I have to return to the hospital at the end of this month to take the specialist certification exam… Return/Exit ‘crossroads’

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Byeong-gyu = Doctors’ general action, which has continued for nearly three months after the government’s decision to increase the number of medical schools, is expected to reach a decision made by the court. Next week.

If the court rejects the request of the medical community for a stay of execution filed against the government to stop the effect of the decision to increase and spread medical schools, the countdown to the increase in the number of schools will begin. medical in 27 years’ it has been agreed, the government will have no choice but to fold its plan to increase the number of medical schools next year.

Among residents, residents with more years of experience will not be able to take the special exam next year if they leave the post for more than three months during their training period The Maginot Line at the end of this month, so if the court side with the government through a decision to dismiss, some of the residents will move to return It may be possible.

◇ Decision on whether to suspend medical school promotion next week… ‘Crossroads’ between confirmation and cancellation

According to the government, courts, and medical community on the 12th, the Seoul High Court will hear the appeal of the application for a stay of execution that medical students, professors, and residents opposed the government to stop the effect the decision to increase. and distributing medical school seats with 2,000 students between the 13th and 17th.

In the first trial of the Seoul Administrative Court, it was rejected because the applicant was not ‘eligible’, but the Seoul High Court specifically provided a basis for the expansion of the medical school, such as when the number of medical school. students for the 2025 school year will be finalized through the legal procedures and as the increase in the number of 2,000 students has been reached. We asked the government to submit data.

The court then asked the government not to proceed with any procedures until it is decided whether to call the appeal or not, so the medical community ‘ to hope that the application will be called.

In response to the court’s request, on the 10th, the government responded to a press release and information on the medical affairs advisory group with the Korean Medical Association (KMA), minutes and transcripts of expert committee meetings under the Health Policy Review Committee and Medical. (Revision Review) with participation from all walks of life, and the Ministry of Education’s medical school quota We submitted materials summarizing what was at the meeting of the Administrative Committee.

The government and the medical community were also engaged in a war of nerves over the content of meetings and advocacy plans for those meetings.

If the request for a stay of execution is accepted, the government’s attempt to increase the number of medical schools will be halted, but if it is not accepted, the increase will in fact be confirmed.

Each university must finalize the increase by revealing the number of medical school staff in the college’s admissions guide by the end of this month, but whatever decision is made, it seems physically difficult for both sides to reverse the decision through a second appeal. .

◇ If it is rejected, it is likely to speed up the confirmation of the increase of government employees next year… In the case of citation, delay in confirmation is inevitable.

If the court accepts the argument of the medical community and grants the plea for stay of execution, it will be really difficult for the government to increase the number of medical school students in next year’s entrance exam .

One member of the legal profession said, “Even if we appeal to the Supreme Court, it seems procedurally impossible for the Supreme Court to make a decision before the end of the this month If we make an appeal, the High Court must review whether it is appropriate, transfer the relevant documents to the High Court, and distribute the distribution within the High Court. to do, but it’s physically difficult,” he explained.

In this case, it is very likely that the government will continue discussions about increasing the number of students by taking legal measures to ensure that the increase is reflected in next year’s entrance exam.

Even if next year’s increase is blocked by the court’s decision, it is not clear if the residents who are leaving will return. The medical community, including medical residents, are not advocating to cancel the increase in staff, but to cancel the entire government plan to increase the number of staff.

On the other hand, if it is rejected, next year’s medical school extension is expected to go through the confirmation process.

On the 2nd, the Ministry of Education and the Korean Council for University Education compiled the number of medical school staff according to the ‘2025 University Entrance Screening Implementation Plan’ submitted by medical schools across the country and announced that there was an increase in the number of students. was 1,469 to 1,509.

Since then, universities have revised their school regulations to reflect the increase in medical schools, but some universities have postponed revisions until after the court’s decision. Once the decision to reject the application is made, it is expected that the universities will be delayed by a review.

Once the review is completed and the University Admission Screening Committee of the Korea University Education Association approves the ‘University Admission Screening Implementation Plan’ previously submitted by universities and notifies each university , the universities will confirm the quota along with notification of regular admission guidelines at the end of this month or early next month.

◇ If the return is further delayed, the production of experts will be disturbed … It may be an opportunity to return if the court rejects it.

If the court rejects the application for a stay of execution, it is possible that this decision will lead to some return movements among medical residents who have been reluctant to do so.

Although many residents show a strong stand against the government’s attempt to increase the number of medical schools, it is known that many of them do not return to the hospital even if they want to return because they feel that they are burdened by the stars of their colleagues or because there is no reason to change tasks.

To the extent that the court’s decision effectively means ‘confirming an increase in staff,’ a situation has been created where the benefits that the medical community could receive from the operation lost together, and this can be a justification for returning. ‘

On the other hand, with mass resident retirements and mass medical student leave, followed by professors submitting letters of resignation and taking a break from school, no the medical community has many ‘cards’ to put pressure on the government.

The National Medical University Professors Emergency Response Committee (Jeonuibi) announced plans to take a ‘one-week shutdown’ once the increase in medical schools is confirmed, but there was no major upheaval in the medical field during the closures held on the 30th of the month. last month and the 3rd and 10th of last month Considering this, the impact is likely to be limited.

In addition, the situation in which residents with past experience will soon not be able to take the special exam is going to put pressure on residents.

According to the rules and implementing regulations regarding special training and recognition of qualifications, if there is a gap of more than one month in special training, additional training must be obtained. In this case, if the additional training period is longer than 3 months, the acquisition of special qualifications can be delayed by 1 year.

As most of the residents left the area around the 20th of February, the gap in the training period will exceed 3 months around the 20th of this month. In this case, third- and fourth-year residents who plan to take the specialized exam early next year will have to wait until early 2026, not 2025, to take the specialized exam.

Since the ‘Maginot Line’ is for this type of return after the court’s decision, it is possible that the government will come up with appeasement measures, such as a large aid plan for residents, after the decision of the dismissed by court. decision to encourage residents to return.

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