After the Conflict between physicians and the Government: How Will Educate Our Students?

As of June 2024, the crisis in South Korea continues to unfold.The outcome remains uncertain.However, one certainty prevails: whether in a few months, a year, or 3 years, students will eventually return to their educational institutions.When that day arrives, what approach should medical professors take with the returning students?Should they scold, console, encourage, or simply commence the first lecture without acknowledgment and move on to clinical rounds?Regardless of the timing of their return, it is evident that the crisis has profoundly changed these students.They now possess different thoughts, attitudes, and perspectives than they did before the upheaval.Consequently, medical professors preparing to engage with these students must recognize these changes and adapt their teaching strategies accordingly.