7 in 10 People Support Government’s Plan to Raise Medical School Admissions Quota

A survey conducted by the government showed that more than 70 percent of South Koreans support the government’s push to increase the medical school admissions quota by two thousand.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Thursday released the results of its survey conducted on one thousand adults from Tuesday to Wednesday, which showed that 72-point-four percent of South Koreans supported the medical school admissions quota hike, with 26-point-one percent emphasizing that the reform is “greatly needed.”

The survey also showed that 78-point-seven percent of respondents did not empathize with the collective action by the medical professors, while 71-point-eight percent said they did not support the doctors’ boycott of the special presidential committee on medical reform launched last month to seek a resolution amid the prolonged deadlock.

Additionally, the survey revealed that 55-point-seven percent of South Koreans felt that the licenses of junior doctors taking part in the collective walkout should be suspended in line with the law and principles.

The survey has a confidence level of 95 percent with a margin of error of plus or minus three-point-one percentage points.