SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A consultative body involving the ruling People Power Party (PPP), the government and doctors’ groups was launched on Monday to seek to resolve a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors, with the aim of producing “meaningful” results by late December, a PPP lawmaker said. Thousands of trainee doctors have left [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Only 21 trainee doctors applied for an additional round of recruitment, the health ministry said Monday, dashing the government’s hopes of normalizing the medical vacuum that has persisted since February. Hospitals closed applications for the additional recruitment last week after the medical community was lukewarm to the initial round [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Hospitals were set to wrap up the hiring of more junior doctors Friday, but there are expected to be few applicants as many trainee doctors have defied the government’s medical reform for nearly seven months, officials said. Hospitals issued new recruitment notices for trainee doctors last week after the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Wednesday the government will allow hospitals to extend the application period for trainee doctor programs this week to help them recruit more junior doctors. Han made the remark after only 104 candidates, or 1.4 percent of trainee doctor positions available at 126 hospitals, had [...]
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 [...]