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Gov’t Calls for Junior Doctors Who Left Worksites to Return to Hospitals by Monday

Gov’t Calls for Junior Doctors Who Left Worksites to Return to Hospitals by Monday

SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong called for junior doctors who left worksites for months to return to hospitals by Monday, while urging the medical community to resolve a protracted standoff over the government’s medical reform through dialogue. The latest appeal by Cho came as a Seoul appellate court last week [...]

Nearly 80 Pct of Junior Doctors Join Walkout amid Growing Medical Service Disruption

Nearly 80 Pct of Junior Doctors Join Walkout amid Growing Medical Service Disruption

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 80 percent of trainee doctors nationwide have submitted resignations and over 7,800 doctors walked off the job to protest a plan to raise the medical school enrollment quota, leading to the government’s issuance of the highest health alert amid an exacerbating medical system crisis. Intern and resident doctors [...]