SEOUL: A Seoul court on Thursday (May 16) rejected a request by doctors and medical students to stop a government plan to increase medical school quotas, as a
A South Korea court has dismissed a request by doctors to stop a government plan to increase medical school quotas. SEOUL: A Seoul court on Thursday rejected a request by doctors and medical students to stop a government plan to increase medical school quotas, as a
An administrative court last month had already ruled in the government's favour, and the Seoul High Court on Thursday again dimissed the doctors' and students' request. "We hope the Supreme Court will make their decision before the end of this month, before universities finalise their plans for the year of 2025," lawyer Lee told AFP."This case is in no way over."
The striking doctors however have rejected the offer, demanding instead that the plan to create more doctors - which the government says is essential - be scrapped entirely.
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