A major lobby group of community doctors is set to elect a new leader Tuesday, with a prolonged walkout by junior doctors over the increased medical school enrollment quota continuing to disrupt public health services at major hospitals. The Korean Medical Association, which represents some 100,000 community doctors, plans to announce a new chairman later in the day, a move certain to further intensify the standoff w.
President Yoon Suk Yeol and ruling People Power Party (PPP) interim leader Han Dong-hoon are demonstrating a united stance and advocating for dialogue with striking doctors, aiming.
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A major lobby group of community doctors picked a new leader Tuesday as a prolonged walkout by junior doctors over a medical school enrollment quota continued to disrupt services at major hospitals. Lim Hyun-taek, head of the Korean Pediatric Association, was elected to be the new leader of the Korean Medical Association (KMA), which represents some 100,000 community doctors. Lim won 65.43 percent of the vote in the .
The South Korean government warned on Friday that more than 150 resident doctors have resigned in protest over a government proposal to accept more students