South Korea’s government will take final steps to suspend the licenses of striking junior doctors next week as they refuse to end their weekslong walkouts that have burdened the country’s medical services, officials said Thursday. More than 90 percent of the country’s 13,000 medical interns and residents have been on strike for about a month … Read more
At the time of writing, some 12,000 medical interns and residents have quit their hospitals in South Korea. That’s 92 percent of all medical trainees in the country. Physicians and nurses are plodding through a string of shifts without a break. Medical schools have postponed their spring term as most of their students have refused … Read more
The South Korean government on Wednesday warned thousands of striking doctors to return to work immediately or face legal action after their collective walkouts caused cancellations of surgeries and disrupted other hospital operations. About 7,800 medical interns and residents in South Korea have walked off their jobs this week to protest the government’s push to … Read more
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Advertisement Going to the hospital is no doubt a grueling experience in and of itself. Going to one in South Korea is no exception, accompanied by hours of waiting for a few minutes of facetime. For context, there are 2.5 physicians per 1,000 people in South Korea – far below the OECD average of 3.7. … Read more