Korea’s medical school race pushes parents overseas

As competition for admission to South Korea’s elite medical schools intensifies, more parents are looking overseas for an alternative path to help their children become doctors.

According to overseas study agencies, interest in so-called “medical study abroad” programs has surged, especially in Seoul’s affluent Gangnam district, where parents have long invested heavily in private education in hopes of securing admission to top universities.

But domestic medical schools accept only a fraction of