The vacuum caused in the nation s medical services due to trainee doctors’ ongoing strike, in protest against the government s medical student quota increase policy, is highlighting hospitals’ heavy dependence on junior doctors.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Thousands of junior doctors in South Korea have been refusing to see patients and attend surgeries since they walked off the job Feb. 20 in response to the government’s push to recruit more medical students. As of Tuesday, about 8,940 medical interns and residents have left their worksites in protest, […]
The health ministry on Tuesday filed a complaint with the police against doctors protesting a government plan to increase the medical student admission quota, its first legal action since the start of a mass walkout by junior doctors about a week ago.
Thousands of doctors in South Korea are continuing to strike, protesting the government's plan to increase medical school admissions to address the country's shortage of doctors.