Government urged to secure 5.8 billion won for doctor candidates

The government should expand the monthly training fee of 500,000 won, being given out for doctor candidates applying for 12 unpopular departments, to those trained in private hospitals, a lawmaker said.

In a proposal revision of medical law bill, Rep. Chun hyun-hee said that the government will need to spend 5.8 billion for 1,093 doctor hopefuls as training subsidy as part of efforts to attr...