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South Korean doctors defy govt call, hold mass rally against plans to up medical school intake

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Up to 40,000 doctors joined the rally, said the Korean Medical Association, but police put the number at about 12,000.

SEOUL – Thousands of South Korean doctors held a mass rally on March 3 against government plans to increase medical school admissions.

The KMA led the rally, with its leaders speaking on the podium and vowing to refuse talks until President Yoon Suk-yeol’s government backs down. “It was the government that set the deadline, and regardless of the deadline and pressure, we will continue to push forward as we think,” Dr Joo said.

 

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