Here’s why thousands of junior doctors in South Korea walked off the job
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Here’s why thousands of junior doctors in South Korea walked off the job

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Thousands of junior doctors in South Korea have been refusing to see patients and attend surgeries since they walked off the job Feb. 20 in response to the government’s push to recruit more medical students. The Korea Medical Association, which represents about 140,000 doctors in South Korea, has steadfastly expressed its support of the trainee doctors, though it hasn’t determined whether to join their walkouts. Park Jiyong, a spine surgeon in South Korea, said senior doctors at major university hospitals will likely join the walkout in coming days, which would “virtually collapse the operations of those hospitals.” WHAT’S NEXT? The banner reads “Expansion of public hospitals and medical students.” South Korea’s medical law allows the government to issue back-to-work orders to doctors when it sees grave risks to public health.

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341 applications for 3,500 open positions: South Korea faces biggest dip in recruitment of resident doctors
1 week, 6 days ago

341 applications for 3,500 open positions: South Korea faces biggest dip in recruitment of resident doctors

Firstpost  

South Korea is already facing a shortage of medical practitioners and the staggering drop in recruitment has added fuel to the fire. The development also comes at a time when the medical fraternity is at odds with the Yoon administration’s now-aborted martial law that ordered all doctors to return to duty South Korean doctors march to protest against the government …

A look at the context behind South Korea’s shocking martial law edict
2 weeks, 5 days ago

A look at the context behind South Korea’s shocking martial law edict

Associated Press  

TOKYO — It may seem that the wild scenes in Seoul, with hundreds of armed troops and frantic lawmakers storming South Korea’s parliament building after the president suddenly declared martial law, came out of nowhere. From a doctors’ strike, to an opposition leader narrowly avoiding prison amid a raft of court cases, to millions of people filling the streets in …

Everyone agrees South Korea needs more doctors — except the 9,000 doctors on strike
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Everyone agrees South Korea needs more doctors — except the 9,000 doctors on strike

LA Times  

Medical professors line up to submit their resignations at Korea University in Seoul on March 25, 2024. Senior doctors at hospitals in South Korea planned to do the same in support of medical interns and residents who have been on strike over the government’s push to sharply increase medical school admissions. At issue is a government plan to add 1,497 …

South Korean police raid office of incoming head of doctors’ group over protracted strikes
7 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korean police raid office of incoming head of doctors’ group over protracted strikes

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean police said Friday they searched the office of the hard-line incoming leader of an association of doctors and confiscated his mobile phone as he faces accusations that he incited the protracted walkouts by thousands of medical interns and residents. More than 10,000 interns and residents at major university hospitals walked off the job in …

South Korea slows plan to hike medical school admissions as doctors’ strike drags on
8 months ago

South Korea slows plan to hike medical school admissions as doctors’ strike drags on

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Desperate to end a weeks-long strike by thousands of doctors, South Korea’s government said Friday it will slow down a plan to admit more students to the country’s medical schools from next year. More than 90% of the country’s 13,000 medical interns and residents have been on strike since late February, when the government announced a …

South Korea’s president meets leader of doctors’ strike as he seeks to end their walkouts
8 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korea’s president meets leader of doctors’ strike as he seeks to end their walkouts

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met the leader of a strike by thousands of junior doctors on Thursday and said that the government is open to talks about its contentious push to sharply increase medical school admissions. On Thursday, Yoon met Park Dan, head of an emergency committee for the Korea Intern Resident Association, for …

South Korea’s president meets leader of doctors’ strike in bid to end their walkouts
8 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korea’s president meets leader of doctors’ strike in bid to end their walkouts

LA Times  

Park Dan, head of an emergency committee for the Korean Intern Resident Assn., center right, attends a meeting of the Korean Medical Assn. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met the leader of a strike by thousands of junior doctors on Thursday and said that the government is open to talks about its contentious push to sharply increase medical school …

South Korea’s Yoon accuses doctors of running ‘cartel’ as strike drags on
8 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korea’s Yoon accuses doctors of running ‘cartel’ as strike drags on

Al Jazeera  

Yoon pledges not to back down on plans to increase medical school admissions. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has pledged not to back down on plans to increase medical school admissions as he accused striking doctors of operating as a “cartel”. We have thoroughly reviewed relevant statistics and research and reviewed present and future medical situations,” Yoon said, adding that …

Senior doctors in South Korea submit resignations, deepening dispute over medical school plan
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Senior doctors in South Korea submit resignations, deepening dispute over medical school plan

LA Times  

Medical professors queue to submit their resignations during a meeting at Korea University in Seoul on Monday. Senior doctors at major hospitals in South Korea began submitting their resignations en masse on Monday in support of medical interns and residents who have been on strike for five weeks over the government’s push to sharply increase medical school admissions. The senior …

South Korea criticizes senior doctors who are joining their juniors in a prolonged walkout
9 months, 1 week ago

South Korea criticizes senior doctors who are joining their juniors in a prolonged walkout

The Independent  

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S Korea deploys military reinforcements to hospitals hit by doctors strike
9 months, 1 week ago

S Korea deploys military reinforcements to hospitals hit by doctors strike

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 12,000 trainee doctors from 100 hospitals have walked out over government reform plans. South Korea has said it will deploy military physicians and doctors from public health centres to hospitals hit by a weeks-long walkout by trainee doctors over government reform plans. Some 20 military surgeons along with 138 public health doctors will be assigned to 20 hospitals for …

South Korea’s president vows not to tolerate walkouts by junior doctors
9 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korea’s president vows not to tolerate walkouts by junior doctors

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president vowed Wednesday not to tolerate the prolonged walkouts by thousands of junior doctors, calling them “an illegal collective action” that threatens public health and shakes the country’s governing systems. Officials say the enrollment plan is essential to bracing for the country’s rapidly aging population, but doctors say schools can’t handle such an abrupt, …

Thousands of Korean doctors face license suspensions as Seoul moves to prosecute strike leaders
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands of Korean doctors face license suspensions as Seoul moves to prosecute strike leaders

LA Times  

Doctors stage a rally against the government’s medical policy in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday. South Korean officials said Tuesday they are seeking to get the leaders of thousands of striking junior doctors to face police investigations as part of legal repercussions for their walkouts that have disrupted hospital operations. Thousands of striking junior doctors in South Korea faced proceedings …

What’s next for South Korean doctors who face license suspensions because of walkouts
9 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s next for South Korean doctors who face license suspensions because of walkouts

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s government is pressing ahead with its vow to suspend the licenses of thousands of junior doctors who ignore its repeated demands to end their collective walkouts. The Korea Medical Association, which represents 140,000 doctors in South Korea, said it supports the junior doctors’ walkouts. South Korea’s medical law says doctors who refuse the government’s …

South Korea to suspend doctor licences as strike crisis escalates
9 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korea to suspend doctor licences as strike crisis escalates

Al Jazeera  

Some 9,000 doctors walked off the job two weeks ago over government plans to increase medical school admissions. South Korea has said it will suspend the licences of trainee doctors who have ignored an ultimatum to end a strike over government plans to increase medical school admissions. On Monday, Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said the authorities would visit hospitals to …

South Korean doctors hold massive anti-government rally over medical school recruitment plan
9 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korean doctors hold massive anti-government rally over medical school recruitment plan

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Thousands of senior doctors rallied in the South Korean capital, Seoul, on Sunday to express their support for junior doctors who have been on strike for nearly two weeks over a government plan to sharply increase the number of medical school admissions. “The government’s absurd medical policy has triggered immense resistance by trainee doctors and medical …

South Korea launches legal action to force striking doctors back to work
9 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korea launches legal action to force striking doctors back to work

NPR  

South Korea launches legal action to force striking doctors back to work Enlarge this image toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP Ahn Young-joon/AP SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's government launched legal action Friday against groups for allegedly instigating a mass walkout by thousands of trainee doctors that has hobbled the nation's health care system during the past 10 days. But South …

Young South Korean doctors resist back-to-work orders, risking prosecution
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Young South Korean doctors resist back-to-work orders, risking prosecution

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — As South Korea’s government made a last plea for junior doctors to end a walkout hours before a Thursday deadline, many were expected to defy orders to return to work, risking suspensions of medical licenses and prosecution. The country’s 13,000 trainee doctors represent a small fraction of South Korea’s 140,000 doctors, but they account for about …

Striking doctors in South Korea defy deadline to return to work
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Striking doctors in South Korea defy deadline to return to work

Al Jazeera  

Only 294 of some 9,000 doctors who staged a mass walkout over government reforms have resumed work at their hospitals. Thousands of South Korean trainee doctors who staged a mass walkout over healthcare reforms have refused to return to work, in defiance of a government deadline to end the strike or face legal action. Yonhap News Agency reported on Thursday …

Why thousands of junior doctors in South Korea are striking, and what it means for patients
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Why thousands of junior doctors in South Korea are striking, and what it means for patients

LA Times  

Doctors stage a rally against the South Korean government’s medical policy near the presidential office in Seoul. Thousands of junior doctors in South Korea have been refusing to see patients and attend surgeries since they walked off the job Feb. 20 in response to the government’s push to recruit more medical students. But observers say the country’s overall medical service …

Seoul gives young doctors 4 days to end walkouts, threatening suspended licenses and prosecutions
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Seoul gives young doctors 4 days to end walkouts, threatening suspended licenses and prosecutions

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Junior doctors in South Korea have four days to end their walkouts or they will have their medical licenses suspended and face prosecution, the government said Monday. Doctors stage a rally against the government’s medical policy near the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. Under South Korea’s medical law, the government can …

More South Korea doctors join protest, authorities warn patients at risk
10 months ago

More South Korea doctors join protest, authorities warn patients at risk

Hindustan Times  

Thousands of trainee doctors at South Korea's biggest hospitals joined a walkout on Wednesday to protest a plan to admit more students to medical school, disrupting treatment for scores of patients, health authorities said. South Korean trainee doctors collectively walked off their jobs Tuesday to escalate their protest of a government medical policy. Doctors and medical students who have joined …

South Korea: Thousands of doctors resign in protest, medical services disrupted. Know why
10 months ago

South Korea: Thousands of doctors resign in protest, medical services disrupted. Know why

India TV News  

Seoul: Thousands of trainee doctors in South Korea have resigned or staged a walkout from their jobs on Tuesday to protest against a government plan to admit more students to medical schools, triggering cancellations of surgeries and other medical treatments at hospitals. About 76% of South Koreans back the plan for more medical students, a Gallup Korea poll showed last …

South Korea trainee doctors walk out in protest against reforms
10 months ago

South Korea trainee doctors walk out in protest against reforms

Al Jazeera  

Work stoppage follows mass resignations and caused major delays to surgical procedures and treatment. More than 1,600 trainee doctors at some of South Korea’s major hospitals have stopped work in protest against a government plan to boost admissions into medical schools. Doctor shortages South Korea’s population of 52 million had 2.6 doctors per 1,000 people in 2022, far below the …

South Korea doctors submit resignations in a spat with the government over school admission quotas
10 months ago

South Korea doctors submit resignations in a spat with the government over school admission quotas

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Trainee doctors in South Korea began submitting their resignations en masse Monday in protest of a government medical policy, causing reported delays in surgeries and other treatments at hospitals. Seoul’s Asan Medical Center said that a number of interns and resident doctors there submitted resignations and that it was trying to reschedule surgeries and other treatments …

South Korean doctors rally against government plans to increase the number of medical students
10 months, 1 week ago

South Korean doctors rally against government plans to increase the number of medical students

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Hundreds of South Korean doctors rallied in the capital, Seoul, and other cities on Thursday against a government plan to boost the number of medical students. Hundreds of doctors marched amid rain in streets in front of Seoul’s presidential office, holding banners and signs that read “We oppose with our lives an increase in medical students …

Doctors Say South Korea Health Care System Is Facing A Major Crisis
4 years, 2 months ago

Doctors Say South Korea Health Care System Is Facing A Major Crisis

NPR  

Doctors Say South Korea Health Care System Is Facing A Major Crisis South Korea handled the coronavirus crisis well, but mid-pandemic doctors went on strike. AILSA CHANG, HOST: South Korea's health care system is rated as one of the best among developed economies, and it's seen as a key factor in the country's success in keeping the coronavirus under control. …

Thousands of South Korean doctors strike amid COVID-19 resurgence
4 years, 3 months ago

Thousands of South Korean doctors strike amid COVID-19 resurgence

Al Jazeera  

Walkout forces country’s five major hospitals to limit hours, delay some surgeries as return-to-work order is issued. Tens of thousands of doctors launched a full-scale strike nationwide on Wednesday, defying a return-to-work order and threats of punishments to protest of the government’s medical workforce reform plan, as the country grapples with the resurgence of coronavirus cases. The strike action comes …

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