Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Gov't probes SNU medical school for letting students go on leave

The Education Ministry on Wednesday launched an audit of the nation’s top medical school regarding its decision to approve student leave requests.

2024-10-02

Cheering for the doctor behind the blacklist? (KOR)

Doctors must come down from their high horses and act in respect to public interest and sentiment.

2024-09-26

Cheering for the doctor behind the blacklist?

Doctors must come down from their high horses and act in respect to public interest and sentiment.

2024-09-25

Exhausted emergency rooms on verge of collapse amid protracted doctor shortage

Shorthanded emergency rooms are on the verge of collapse, forcing emergency patients to spend hours on the road searching for hospitals for treatment. Some urgent patients have had to sit and watch their symptoms worsen — with nowhere else to go.

2024-08-28

환자단체, 의사 집단휴진 항의 위해 목요일 대규모 거리집회 나섰다

Patients’ groups announced they would take to the streets for a mass rally in downtown Seoul on Thursday, appealing to the general public to participate in a protest prompted by mounting frustrations over a prolonged walkout by doctors.

2024-07-10

Korea University medical professors to begin indefinite strike on July 12

The strike is expected to affect patient care at the school’s three affiliated hospitals: Korea University Anam Hospital in central Seoul, Korea University Guro Hospital in western Seoul and Korea University Ansan Hospital in Gyeonggi.

2024-07-01

Doctors reveal government records, slam 2,000-seat enrollment hike as 'groundless'

Medical professors on Monday said that the 2,000 number for admissions expansion was mentioned “only once” during the entire decision-making process for the quota hike, after reviewing the government's documents filed to the appellate court.

2024-05-13

Gov't to import foreign doctors in move medical association brands ‘insane’

The government is lowering the hurdles to bring in doctors with foreign-issued medical licenses, aiming to expand a utilizable labor pool to prepare for a long-term medical void.

2024-05-09

Gov't extends incentives to keep hospitals running amid protracted walkout

The government on Tuesday decided to extend a financial incentive scheme for a month to keep hospitals up and running amid a prolonged short-staffing caused by doctors’ strike.

2024-05-07

Gov't tells hospitals to prevent patient harm as doctors resign

The government has asked hospitals to roll out measures to prevent harm to patients resulting from the resignations of medical professors.

2024-05-06