Prime Minister Kim Min-seok welcomed the decision by medical students to return to school, bringing an end to a 17-month boycott of classes in protest against the previous administration’s medical reform plans.
A medical student body on Saturday announced its decision to resume studies, signalling a resolution to the prolonged standoff between the medical community and the government.
“This is a significant step forward,” Kim said on Facebook yesterday.
The administration of former president Yoon Suk-yeol sparked protests and a class boycott in February last year by proposing a sharp increase in medical-school admissions.
Although the government later reversed course, many trainee doctors and students have yet to fully return to hospitals and classrooms. — Bloomberg
