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Gov’t to Cut Trainee Doctor Quota unless Hospitals Accept Resignations by Next Monday

Gov’t to Cut Trainee Doctor Quota unless Hospitals Accept Resignations by Next Monday

SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has notified hospitals that it will reduce next year’s quota of trainee doctors unless they accept their resignations by next week, according to officials and the medical community Tuesday. The move is seen as a measure to put pressure on trainee doctors, who have left their worksites [...]

Gov’t to Halt Administrative Steps against Striking Trainee Doctors for Breakthrough

Gov’t to Halt Administrative Steps against Striking Trainee Doctors for Breakthrough

SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is likely to halt the suspension of licenses and other administrative steps against striking trainee doctors in an effort to seek a breakthrough in monthslong medical service disruptions, officials said Monday. Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong is scheduled to hold a press briefing later in the day after [...]

Gov’t Weighing Measures to Deal with Trainee Doctors who Refuse to Return to Hospitals

Gov’t Weighing Measures to Deal with Trainee Doctors who Refuse to Return to Hospitals

SEOUL, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has been weighing measures on how to deal with trainee doctors who refuse to return to hospitals in protest of medical reform, according to officials Friday. With most trainee doctors still remaining unresponsive to the government’s appeasement measures to help them return to hospitals, officials said the [...]

South Korean Cattle Farmers Protest Economic Hardship, Demand Government Support

South Korean Cattle Farmers Protest Economic Hardship, Demand Government Support

SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In a dramatic display of desperation, thousands of South Korean cattle farmers gathered outside the National Assembly in Seoul on July 3 to protest their deteriorating economic situation and demand government intervention. The demonstration, which included a symbolic attempt to “return” cattle to the government, marked the first such protest [...]

Senior Doctors at Asan Medical Center to Reduce Procedures, Outpatient Care from Thursday

Senior Doctors at Asan Medical Center to Reduce Procedures, Outpatient Care from Thursday

SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Senior doctors at Asan Medical Center, one of the five biggest hospitals in Seoul, said Wednesday they will cut procedures and outpatient care starting Thursday, blaming the government for causing disruptions in public health services in the wake of medical reform. Medical professors at the University of Ulsan, who [...]

Gov’t Urges Trainee Doctors to Swiftly Decide on Whether to Return to Hospitals

Gov’t Urges Trainee Doctors to Swiftly Decide on Whether to Return to Hospitals

SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Tuesday called for trainee doctors to swiftly make their decision on whether or not to return to hospitals, as most of them have shown little sign of returning despite the government’s appeasement steps. About 12,000 trainee doctors have left their worksites since late February [...]

Korea University Med Professors to Launch Voluntary Indefinite Walkout from July 12

Korea University Med Professors to Launch Voluntary Indefinite Walkout from July 12

SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Medical professors at three Korea University-affiliated hospitals vowed Monday to start an indefinite voluntary walkout later this month, amid a prolonged standoff between doctors and the government over its medical reform plan. The emergency committee of the professors serving as senior doctors at the university announced the walkout starting [...]

Doctors to Discuss Next Steps against Gov’t following One-day Strike

Doctors to Discuss Next Steps against Gov’t following One-day Strike

SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Major groups of doctors and medical professors will gather Wednesday to discuss what to do next against the government’s medical reform plan after threatening to launch an indefinite strike next week, officials said. On Tuesday, some community doctors and medical professors affiliated with the Korea Medical Association (KMA) held [...]