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46 pct of Doctors Over 65 are Not Engaged in Medical Practice

SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — About half of the medical specialists over 65 years of age are not engaged in medical practice, data showed Sunday. The number of medical doctors over 65 stood at 17,245 as of January, and of the total, 9,273 or 53.8 percent were working at medical institutions, according to data [...]

Medical Community Adopts VR Technology for Education of Medical Specialists

SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean medical community has adopted virtual reality (VR) technology for the education of medical specialists with expertise on thoracic surgery. This move is line with the ever-growing ‘untact’ trend that has taken hold in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak. The newly-coined term ‘untact’ refers to non-face-to-face [...]