The National Medical School is coming to Namwon. After 8 years of efforts following the decision to establish Namwon in 2018, the region's efforts have borne fruit, and Jeollabuk-do is now actively preparing for the successful establishment of the school and the establishment of an educational base with the goal of enrolling the first students in 2030.
Jeollabuk-do held a joint briefing at the provincial office press room on the day of the announcement of the establishment of the National Medical School in Namwon by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Governor Lee Won-taek, along with Kim Hee-soo, the chairman of the provincial council, Yang Chung-mo, the mayor of Namwon, and Han Myung-sook, the chairman of the Namwon City Council, explained the significance of the confirmation of the establishment of the National Medical School in Namwon and the future direction of response.
The establishment of the National Medical School, which has faced various challenges such as the abandonment of bills and the suspension of policy discussions, has now laid the groundwork for full-scale implementation following the enactment of laws and securing of budgets, with the confirmation of the location as the next step. The system of training public medical personnel and deploying them to necessary sites is being concretized with Namwon as the hub.
This is significant in that it represents a move towards the full implementation of national policies aimed at reducing regional disparities in healthcare. Namwon is now poised to regain the medical education base lost with the closure of Seonam University's medical school in 2018 and leap forward as a hub for training public medical personnel in South Korea.
The National Medical School is a 4-year graduate school established and operated by the state as a special corporation, with an annual enrollment capacity of 100 students. Students will be supported with entrance fees, tuition, textbook costs, and dormitory fees, and will be required to serve mandatory duty in public medical institutions for 15 years after graduation.
The planned site for the establishment is a 64,792㎡ area in Wolnak-dong near Namwon Medical Center. The construction cost of the school is entirely funded by the national budget, amounting to 64 billion won. The final project cost may be adjusted during the government's basic planning and design process. The "Act on the Establishment and Operation of the National Medical School" was promulgated on May 26 and will be enforced from November 27, with a related budget of 3.9 billion won reflected in this year's government budget.
Jeollabuk-do plans to swiftly proceed with preliminary procedures such as securing the remaining land in Namwon, urban planning, and responding to the government's basic planning while coordinating with local political authorities. Efforts will be made to secure the necessary national budget for design fees and other steps as the establishment plan is solidified.
The education and clinical practice system will be detailed in the process of establishing basic plans by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and developing an educational curriculum. Jeollabuk-do plans to enhance the functions and educational capabilities of Namwon Medical Center to establish a stable education and clinical practice base centered around Namwon.
In particular, discussions will be held with the government to convert Namwon Medical Center into the "National Central Medical Center Namwon Hospital" and gradually expand it to around 500 beds. Additionally, the medical functions will be specialized in areas of high demand such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, dementia, etc., to strengthen the role of the regional public medical clinical education and regional hub hospital.
Furthermore, based on the business agreement signed on September 28 between Jeollabuk-do, Namwon City, Jeonbuk University Hospital, Wonkwang University Hospital, Yesu Hospital, and Namwon Medical Center, a cooperation system among medical institutions will be solidified. The plan is to establish an educational base where students can gain diverse clinical experiences by linking local medical institutions, including Namwon Medical Center, with excellent national medical resources such as the National Central Medical Center.
Governor Lee Won-taek of Jeollabuk-do stated, "Despite various challenges, it was possible to reach this point today because the residents of the province, the citizens of Namwon, local political authorities, and related organizations came together with one heart." He added, "I will concentrate administrative efforts on the successful establishment and preparation for the opening of the National Medical School to establish it as a national educational institution that trains professionals responsible for regional, essential, and public healthcare."
📝 Brief Summary:
The National Medical School is set to be established in Namwon after 8 years of efforts. The school aims to reduce regional healthcare disparities by training public medical personnel. The school will have an annual enrollment capacity of 100 students, who will be required to serve in public medical institutions for 15 years after graduation.
🗣️ Natural Korean Translation:
국립의료대학이 남원에 설립될 예정입니다. 8년의 노력 끝에 남원에 학교를 세우기로 결정했고, 지역의 노력이 결실을 맺었으며, 전라북도는 2030년 첫 학생들을 모집하는 목표로 국립의료대학의 성공적인 설립과 교육 기반 구축을 적극 준비하고 있습니다.
❓ Comprehension Questions:
1. What is the significance of establishing the National Medical School in Namwon?
남원에 국립의료대학을 설립하는 것의 중요성은 무엇인가요?
2. How many students will the National Medical School in Namwon enroll annually?
남원 국립의료대학은 매년 몇 명의 학생을 모집하나요?
3. What are the requirements for students graduating from the National Medical School in Namwon?
남원 국립의료대학 졸업생에게 요구되는 사항은 무엇인가요?
💡 Vocabulary Learning:
1. establishment (설립, noun)
- The act of creating or starting something.
- 김씨는 회사 설립에 많은 시간을 투자했습니다.
- Kim invested a lot of time in the establishment of the company.
2. enrollment (모집, noun)
- The act of registering or signing up for something.
- 내년 학교 모집에 관심이 있습니까?
- Are you interested in next year's school enrollment?
3. personnel (인원, noun)
- The people who work for an organization or company.
- 직원 인원을 늘리고 싶어요.
- I want to increase the number of personnel.
4. concretize (구체화하다, verb)
- To make something more specific or definite.
- 계획을 구체화하여 더 잘 이해할 수 있게 만들었습니다.
- I concretized the plan to make it more understandable.
5. promulgate (공포하다, verb)
- To officially announce or declare something.
- 법령이 공포된 후에는 모두가 준수해야 합니다.
- Everyone must comply after the law is promulgated.
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