South Korea suspends two doctors’ licences over walkouts

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Mar 19

South Korea Suspends Licenses of Two Doctors in First Punishments for Weekslong Strike

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Mar 19

South Korea Issues First License Suspension for Doctors’ Walkout: South Korean authorities have issued notices to temporarily suspend the licenses of two doctors ...

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Mar 20

Seoul allocates new medical school slots despite doctors' strike: SEOUL: South Korea on Wednesday (March 20) announced the allocation of 2,000 new medical school ...

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Mar 19

South Korea Suspends Licenses of Two Doctors in First Punishments for Weekslong Strike

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Mar 19

South Korea Issues First License Suspension for Doctors’ Walkout: South Korean authorities have issued notices to temporarily suspend the licenses of two doctors ...

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Mar 20

Seoul allocates new medical school slots despite doctors' strike: SEOUL: South Korea on Wednesday (March 20) announced the allocation of 2,000 new medical school ...

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Seoul allocates new medical school slots despite doctors' strike: SEOUL: South Korea on Wednesday (Mar 20) announced the allocation of 2,000 new medical school ...

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Mar 20

Severely ill patients in S. Korea fed up and fearful as medical stand-off drags on

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Mar 19

Gov't set to announce allocation of increased medical school seats: SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- The government was set to announce Wednesday the all...

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kuwaittimes Mar 19

South Korea begins suspending doctors’ licenses over walkout | kuwaittimes: South Korea begins suspending doctors’ licenses over walkout - World - SEOUL: South ...

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Mar 19

S.Korea suspends two doctors' licences over walkouts: Two officials from the Korean Medical Association, which has been heavily involved in the walkout ...

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Mar 19

South Korea suspends two doctors’ licences over walkouts: South Korea has suspended the medical licences of two doctors in the first punitive action over a ...

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Apr 25

Presidential medical reform committee kicks off without doctors: A presidential committee to discuss the government's medical system reform drive was launched on ...

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Apr 20

Doctors' association rejects gov't proposal on flexible expansion of med school quota

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Mar 19

South Korea Issues First License Suspension for Doctors’ Walkout: South Korean authorities have issued notices to temporarily suspend the licenses of two doctors ...

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Apr 02

South Korea's Yoon hints at flexibility in doctors' strike as election looms: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol showed the first signs of flexibility in his ...

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Quick Glance: Yoon urges doctors to resolve impasse over trainees

President Yoon Suk Yeol signaled willingness to compromise on his medical reform proposals.

Over 90% of the 13,000 trainees have been striking since Feb. 20 against the government's plan to increase medical school admissions.

Yoon emphasized the urgency of medical reforms and urged the medical community to present specific proposals backed by scientific evidence.

Previous governments failed to address doctor shortages due to strong opposition from the medical sectors.

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Apr 21

Over 700 civilians visit military hospitals amid doctors' walkout : The Korean Medical Association (KMA), the country's biggest lobby group for doctors ...

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Apr 02

Doctors, nurses eye overseas jobs amid ongoing quota dispute : Since the government announced its plan to increase the annual quota of medical school admissions ...

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Apr 18

Elderly South Korean woman dies after 5-hour wait for hospital that can perform heart surgery amid doctors’ strike

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Feb 28

South Korea Doctors Strike: Deadline Won’t Stop Protest, Group Says: South Korean trainee doctors plan to maintain their labor action past a Thursday deadline to ...

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Quick Glance: Current Status of Doctors' Strike in South Korea

For over a week, thousands of doctors in South Korea have been on strike, yet a resolution to their dispute with the government remains elusive.

The conflict originated from the government's proposal in February to increase student admissions to medical schools in order to combat the long-standing physician shortage in South Korea.

Despite the doctors' opposition and the backing of their senior colleagues, the government persisted with its plan, resulting in a surge of resignations among trainee doctors.

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Mar 27

New chief of doctors' group expected to step up protest against gov't : Protests by the doctors’ community against the Yoon Suk Yeol administration’s ...

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Mar 03

South Korean doctors holds a mass rally against medical policy: Thousands of South Korean doctors held a mass rally on Sunday against government plans to ...

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Quick Glance: Thousands rally in South Korea amid healthcare crisis

Thousands of South Korean doctors protested in Seoul against the government in an escalating conflict over medical training reforms, leading to junior doctors quitting en masse and hospitals being plunged into chaos.

Around 10,000 junior doctors stopped working nearly two weeks ago to oppose increases in medical school admissions meant to address doctor shortages and an aging society next year.

The government issued a deadline for the striking professionals to return to work by Feb 29, threatening legal action including arrests or medical license suspensions.

The mass work stoppage has severely impacted hospitals, with critical treatments and surgeries being cancelled, prompting the government to elevate its public health alert to the highest level.

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Apr 16

Health care standoff feared to drag on even longer: President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday he humbly accepts the sentiment of voters shown in last week's general ...

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Apr 08

Gov’t-doctors negotiations may begin in earnest after elections: The government and doctors are signaling apparent willingness to move toward negotiations to ...

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Smaller towns in South Korea bear brunt of doctors' shortage: INCHEON, South Korea — Hospitals in South Korea's smaller cities are struggling with a ...

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Quick Glance: Smaller Towns in South Korea Struggle with Doctor Shortage

Hospitals in South Korea's smaller cities are facing a shortage of physicians as a nationwide strike by trainee doctors continues to protest plans to increase medical school admissions.

While Seoul has top-tier hospitals, smaller towns are suffering from a lack of doctors, exacerbated by an aging population and the world's lowest birth rates.

South Korea has one of the lowest doctor-to-patient ratios among developed countries, prompting government efforts to increase medical school enrollments, a move met with resistance from trainee doctors and medical groups.

Addressing the shortage of doctors in underserved areas and preventing them from clustering in Seoul requires not just an increase in doctor numbers but also policy changes, according to experts in the field.

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Mar 04

South Korea takes steps to suspend licenses of striking doctors after they refuse to end walkouts

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Quick Glance: South Korea Suspends Licenses of Striking Doctors

South Korea's government initiated steps to suspend the medical licenses of thousands of striking junior doctors who failed to end their joint walkouts, causing significant disruptions in hospital operations.

Around 9,000 medical interns and residents have been on strike for two weeks, protesting against a government proposal to increase medical school admissions sharply, resulting in numerous canceled surgeries and threats to the country's healthcare system.

Officials conducted checks at hospitals to confirm the absence of striking doctors as the government proceeded with license suspensions, giving the doctors a chance to respond before implementation.

The government reiterated its call for the doctors to cease their walkouts and return to patient care, emphasizing the critical importance of prioritizing patient well-being during the ongoing strike.

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Apr 12

Yoon's med school quota hike plan at crossroads following ruling party's election defeat

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Apr 04

Yoon meets head of trainee doctors’ group to find solution to medical standoff: President Yoon Suk Yeol met Park Dan, head of the Korean Intern Resident ...

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Mar 29

New chief of doctors' group vows to disrupt election campaigns of antagonistic politicians

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Feb 26

South Korea strike: Young doctors have until Thursday to return to work: The South Korean government is given striking young doctors four days to return to work ...

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Feb 18

South Korea PM asks doctors not to quit over planned medical student increase: South Korea's prime minister pleaded on Sunday with doctors not to take people's ...

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Quick Glance: South Korean Doctors Protest Physician Increase

Image caption: Doctors rallied in Seoul against government plans to increase the number of physicians.

South Korea's low doctor-per-patient ratio prompts government to expand medical school placements.

Highly privatized healthcare system in South Korea with majority procedures linked to insurance payments and over 90% private hospitals.

Prof. Soonman Kwon states more doctors mean more competition, reduced income, explaining opposition to physician supply increase proposal.

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Feb 26

South Korea sets deadline for striking doctors to return to work: Officials say striking young doctors have until the end of February to return to work or risk ...

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Quick Glance: South Korea sets Deadline for Doctors to Return

South Korean doctors protest government policies

Government issues ultimatum for doctors to return by end of February

Protest leads to patient rejections and procedure cancellations

Government plans to increase new medical students and improve medical services

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Feb 21

South Korea: Doctor strikes burden hospital operations: South Korea has officially ordered thousands of striking doctors to return to work immediately. By law ...

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Feb 25

Patients' frustration grows as trainee doctors stop work for 6th day : Hospitals across the nation continued to grapple with ongoing disruptions to their ...

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CNA Feb 23

South Korean hospitals extend working hours to tackle doctors' protest: SEOUL: Public hospitals in South Korea will extend working hours, the prime minister said ...

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Feb 08

Gov't to deploy 'all means' to cope with looming walkout by doctors over hike in med school enrollment quota

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Mar 10

South Korean Doctors Should Return to Duty: They are jeopardizing patients’ lives to safeguard their own privilege.

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Mar 01

Police raid offices of doctors association amid walkout: Most striking trainee doctors remained off the job Friday after the government-set deadline for their ...

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Apr 02

South Korea's Yoon hints at flexibility in doctors' strike as election looms

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Feb 15

Doctors, medical students step up protests against med school quota hike: Doctors and medical students are elevating their protests against the government’s plan ...

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Mar 02

South Korean doctors continue walkout as global body weighs in: South Korean trainee doctors continued their walkout Saturday with little sign of them returning ...

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Quick Glance: Government Takes Action Against Striking Doctors

A large number of doctors are returning to work; more expected to come back

The Ministry of Health and Welfare issued an ultimatum for striking doctors

Government aims to increase medical student enrollment to address doctor shortage

Government unveils plan to augment professors at national medical schools

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Feb 11

Doctors to hold nationwide rally against med school quota hikes: Doctors will hold massive rallies across the nation this week in protest of the government's ...

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Feb 22

Steadfast or stubborn? Yoon pursues controversial policies before April elections

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Mar 07

South Korea doctors' strike: Will not tolerate walkouts, vows President Yoon

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Apr 21

South Korean doctors reject gov’t proposal to end strike - Latest News: South Korea's leading doctors' body has rejected a revised medical reform plan ...

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Time

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Feb 16

South Korea Needs More Doctors. Here’s Why Trainees Are Threatening a Walkout: Some 2,700 trainee doctors are planning to walk off the job on Monday in a move ...

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Quick Glance: Protest: South Korea Trainee Doctors Resigning

20% of South Korea's trainee doctors resigning to protest government plan to increase medical school admissions.

Government remains firm on plan despite doctor strikes and public support last year.

Trainee doctors make up about a fifth of the country's interns and resident doctors.

Government's plan aims to increase doctors outside Seoul and enhance protections for the medical profession.

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Mar 13

Prime minister defends ex-defense chief, reiterates calls for prompt medical reform

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Mar 18

South Korea suspends the licenses of 2 senior doctors over doctors' walkouts: South Korean authorities have suspended the licenses of two senior doctors for ...

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Jan 24

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