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How long will patients be held hostage in doctors-government dispute?

An intensifying confrontation between doctors and the government over the latter’s decision to increase the number of medical students next year is causing significant disruptions to medical services, pushing patients to the rear.

Feb 22, 2024By Jun Ji-hye
How long will patients be held hostage in doctors-government dispute?
  • Gov't raises health care crisis level to 'serious' over doctors walkout
  • Telemedicine fully allowed at hospitals as doctors' mass walkout enters 4th day

6 out of 10 medical students nationwide file for leave of absence in collective protest

Six out of 10 medical students in the country have filed for a leave of absence, with more than 3,000 newly joining the collective action protesting the government's plan to raise the medical student quota.

Feb 22, 2024
6 out of 10 medical students nationwide file for leave of absence in collective protest

Trainee doctors' work stoppage grows despite gov't warning of legal action

A work stoppage by trainee doctors grew Thursday in spite of the government's warning of taking legal action against their collective action in protest of a plan to boost the number of medical students.

Feb 22, 2024
Trainee doctors' work stoppage grows despite gov't warning of legal action
  • 2,000 vs. 350: what number is appropriate for med school quota hike?

Defense chief urges military hospitals to provide active support for civilian patients

Defense Minister Shin Won-sik on Wednesday called on military hospitals to provide active medical support to civilian patients in need as major hospitals suffer disruptions amid trainee doctors' massive walkout.

Feb 21, 2024
Defense chief urges military hospitals to provide active support for civilian patients
  • Gov't announces hard-line stance against striking trainee doctors

2,000 vs. 350: what number is appropriate for med school quota hike?

The government and doctors are in a fierce standoff over two pivotal questions: whether the country is experiencing a shortage of doctors, and whether the government's decision to increase the annual enrollment quota at medical schools by 2,000 slots next year is justified.

Feb 21, 2024By Jun Ji-hye
2,000 vs. 350: what number is appropriate for med school quota hike?
  • Trainee doctors' work stoppage grows despite gov't warning of legal action

Patients' frustration grows as trainee doctors stay away from hospitals for 2nd day

Patients vented frustration and complaints over delayed or postponed treatment schedules Wednesday as general hospital trainee doctors in Seoul and elsewhere stayed away from their jobs for the second day in protest of the government's plan to hike the medical school enrollment quota.

Feb 21, 2024
Patients' frustration grows as trainee doctors stay away from hospitals for 2nd day
  • Major hospitals show signs of strain as over 70% of trainee doctors submit resignations

Concerns over public health heighten as trainee doctors walk off job for 2nd day

Surgeries have been canceled and some patients were forced to be transferred to other hospitals as trainee doctors stopped working for the second day in a row Wednesday in protest of the government's plan to boost the number of medical students.

Feb 21, 2024
Concerns over public health heighten as trainee doctors walk off job for 2nd day
  • Patient safety at risk as junior doctors resign en masse

PM pleads mild-symptom patients to choose clinics over large hospitals amid service disruption

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Tuesday appealed to patients with mild symptoms to visit nearby clinics rather than general hospitals where trainee doctors walked off their jobs in a collective resignation campaign to protest the government's plan to increase medical school admissions.

Feb 20, 2024
PM pleads mild-symptom patients to choose clinics over large hospitals amid service disruption

Military hospital emergency rooms open doors to public as doctors walk out

The emergency rooms of military hospitals nationwide opened their doors to the public in full scale Tuesday as trainee doctors in the civilian sector walked off the job in protest of the government's plan to increase the number of medical students.

Feb 20, 2024
Military hospital emergency rooms open doors to public as doctors walk out
  • Patient safety at risk as junior doctors resign en masse

Over 1,000 medical students nationwide file for leave of absence in collective protest

More than 1,000 medical students from across the nation have filed for a leave of absence in a collective action against the government's plan to drastically increase the medical student admission quota, the education ministry said Tuesday.

Feb 20, 2024
Over 1,000 medical students nationwide file for leave of absence in collective protest
  • Yoon says doctors should not hold people's lives, health hostage
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