Concerns brewing over doctors' collective action, but gov't vows stern response – The Korea Times koreatimesus.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from koreatimesus.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Trainee doctors of five major general hospitals in Seoul have decided to submit their letters of resignation en masse Monday, in a move certain to intensify their strike threat over a plan to boost the number of medical students, a group of trainee doctors has said. Friday s decision came after representatives of the trainee doctors ended an emergency meeting earlier in the day, according to the Korea Intern Resident.
Trainee Doctors of 5 Major Hospitals to Submit Resignations En Masse by Monday koreabizwire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from koreabizwire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Doctors and medical students are elevating their protests against the government’s plan to raise the annual enrollment quota at medical schools starting next year. Some junior doctors have already submitted a resignation letter or expressed a willingness to quit, while some medical students vowed to take a leave of absence en masse.
While medical circles have shown signs of momentum for collective action across the country, the Health Ministry on Thursday downplayed the possibility of them walking out of school campuses and jobs, saying it judges the likelihood of a full-scale joint action as “very low.” Second Vice Minister of Health and Welfare Park Min-soo said during Thursday’s press briefing that the ministry has seen no m.