Demonstrators protest against a government plan to increase the number of seats at medical schools in Seoul, on March 3.A doctor writing messages during a rally to protest against government plans to increase medical school admissions, in Seoul on March 3.
The Seoul hospital that employs him has yet to accept his resignation, but the 29-year-old trainee eye doctor is already thinking about enlisting in the army, a mandatory duty for South Korean men between the ages of 18 and 35, as he takes a break from medicine.Easy access any time via ST app on 1 mobile deviceResend verification e-mail
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