Thousands of doctors in South Korea protested the government’s plans to increase medical school admissions on the streets of Seoul on Sunday.
The doctors say that there are more problems that need to be addressed in the healthcare system by the government rather than the total number of doctors trained per year.
These concerns include staffing in specific fields and the price the government pays for essential medical treatments, as well as establishing a proper infrastructure for educating large numbers of new medical students.
Trainee doctors are also angry over difficult working conditions that include low pay and long hours.