The heads of major university hospitals have apologized to the public in order to solve the problem of taking the national exam for 4th grade students in the main department of medical school.
Kim Young-hoon, the head of Korea University Medical Center, said in a briefing room in the main building of the Seoul Government Complex on the 8th, in a'word to the public', "I apologize for causing concern to the public over the issue of national examination of medical students in a very difficult time due to Corona 19." .
He said he was concerned about a serious medical void if no new doctors were produced, and asked for an opportunity for medical students to re-approve nationally.
"The situation in which 2,700 doctors cannot be produced right now at a critical point when the Corona 19 pandemic will end is a serious medical blank that I don't want to imagine," said Kim, who said, "I am very concerned about the deterioration of medical quality." Said.
He said, "As a medical practitioner in charge of public health and as a senior, I am still doing my best to prevent coronavirus, but I am deeply reflecting on the fact that I have not been able to win the hearts of the people," he said. "Please reprimand your seniors."
He added, "I earnestly appeal to the people of the public so that medical students who have been devoted to their studies for more than 6 years and are well prepared will be born as future doctors and give them the opportunity to take the national examination so that they can stand by the people."
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