Kim Taek-woo was elected as the new chairman of the Korean Medical Association...60.38% of the vote in the final round

Kim Taek-woo was elected as the new chairman of the Medical Association...Chou Su-ho's candidate aside
In the early days of last year's parliamentary conflict, he served as the emergency chairman of the Medical Association
Internal confusion continues in the medical community amid prolonged legislative conflict
Medical students "Struggle to take a leave of absence this year"...failure to return to one's major in resignation

[Anchor]
Kim Taek-woo, chairman of the National Council of Metropolitan Provincial Doctors, has been elected as the new chairman of the Korean Medical Association, the largest medical organization.

Kim will lead the medical association until April 2027 to lead the struggle and negotiations with the government.

I'm connecting with the reporter. Reporter Lee Hyunjung!

The final result was announced a little while ago, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, the final vote for the new chairman of the Korean Medical Association was held from yesterday to today.

Candidate Kim Taek-woo won 60.38% of the vote, beating candidate Joo Su-ho, who won 39.62%.In the early days of last year's parliamentary conflict, the new chairman,

Kim, led the struggle in the medical community by serving as the chairman of the emergency committee of the Medical Association.

He was suspended for three months for his involvement in the collective action of his major, and he is said to have gained support from his major in this election.

Immediately after his election, Chairman Kim pointed out that the locomotive engineer of the runaway locomotive had dropped out, targeting President Yoon Suk Yeol.

This year, when the number of medical students increased by 1,500, the government said that the master plan should be put forward to see if medical school education is possible.Only by submitting the university education plan for

can we answer the question of increasing medical schools in 2026.

In addition, he stressed that since the president is in a vacancy, discussions on the special committee on medical reform under the president and the announcement of the government's second implementation plan for medical reform should all be stopped.

Although the legislative conflict, which began last year, continues until the new year, the medical community has not been consistent.

Confusion grew as former chairman Lim Hyun-taek was impeached in half a year amid controversy over verbal abuse and communication.

Chairman Kim was tasked with consolidating the chaotic internal atmosphere and uniting the medical community into a single battalion.

Medical students who left school in large numbers last year decided to continue their struggle for a leave of absence this year,
More than 90% of the retired majors in
do not go to 211 training hospitals nationwide, and the backlash remains.

For this reason, the executive branch of the Korean Medical Association, led by Chairman Kim, is also unlikely to break its hard-line stance for the time being.

So far, the Ministry of Social Affairs has informed you.