The government on Sunday called on universities to quickly revise their regulations to reflect an increased medical school quota for next year, in light of a court ruling that paved the way for the hike.

Thursday is graduation day for the first class of the nation’s only tribally affiliated medical school, which includes nine Native American students.

A South Korean court has ruled in favor of the government’s contentious plan to drastically boost medical school admissions.

Yonhap news agency says Seoul court has ruled in favor of the government’s plan to boost medical school admissions

The government on Sunday called on universities to quickly revise their regulations to reflect an increased medical school quota for next year, in light of a court ruling that paved the way for the hike.

A South Korean court rejected a request brought by doctors to suspend a government plan to increase the number of medical school seats, which sparked a walkout by physicians that has strained the health care system.

An appellate court in Seoul is scheduled to deliver a critical ruling this week, which would determine the fate of the government's highly contested plan to increase the nationwide medical school admission quota,

An appellate court in Seoul dismissed the appeal filed by doctors to “halt the government’s plan to increase the medical school admissions quota” on May 16. This decision effectively enables the Yoon Suk Yeol government to continue its medical reforms by expanding medical school enrollment by up to 1,