The Korean government insists on advancing the medical reform plan, and university medical professors begin to resign en masse. Nearly a hundred professors in some medical schools have resigned collectively.
The South Korean government announced earlier in February that in order to solve the problem of doctor shortage, the enrollment scale of university medical schools in the 2025 academic year will increase from the current 3,058 to 5,000 students. The plan was strongly opposed by doctors' groups and medical students, and prompted mass resignations from resident physicians.