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Gov't to invest additional 5 trillion won in medical schools as admissions rise

The Education Ministry announced Tuesday that the government plans to invest an additional 5 trillion won ($3.7 billion) in medical schools over six years to help them cope with the planned hike in annual admissions.

2024-09-10

Gov’t says trainees who don’t return may be recruited as military doctors

The ministry said trainee doctors returning through September may be eligible to apply for special provisions to delay military enlistment after consultation with the Ministry of National Defense and the Military Manpower Administration.

2024-07-18

Junior doctors won't return to training hospitals, warn SNUH professors

Medical professors at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) said they expect most junior doctors will not return to hospitals by Monday, the deadline for training hospitals to finish processing their resignations.

2024-07-15

Doctor shortage fears grow as medical students boycott licensing exam

Over 95 percent of medical students in a recent survey said they refused to take the annual doctors’ license exam, a decision that could worsen the health care vacuum by yielding fewer doctors.

2024-07-11

Gov't tells hospitals to process resignations or risk losing trainee slots

The government will downsize the recruitment quota of junior doctors if training hospitals fail to approve their resignations by next Monday.

2024-07-09

Health Ministry threatens 'stern response' to upcoming KMA-led doctors' strike

The Health Ministry warned on Thursday that medical professors and doctors who participate in the one-day walkout next week could face a “stern response” from authorities if the strike results in cancellations and delays in patient care.

2024-06-13

Gov't orders community doctors to continue working amid threatened strike

The government on Monday ordered community doctors to continue providing medical services and to report to local governments when they close their practices on June 18, expressing “deep regret” over the doctors' planned general strike.

2024-06-10

Hospitals allowed to process resignations as gov't adopts lighter touch

The government said Tuesday that it would allow hospitals to let junior doctors leave by “revoking” administrative labor orders imposed on them and greenlighting the due processing of their resignations.

2024-06-04

Gov't promises 'unprecedented support' for junior doctors amid ongoing strike

The government on Friday promised "unprecedented support" for junior doctors, including reducing work hours, amid the lingering strike against the medical school enrollment quota hike.

2024-05-31

Yoon's office reiterates medical reform after 1,509-seat hike finalized by education board

The presidential office on Sunday doubled down on medical reform, citing the educational council's decision on Friday which approved a 1,509-seat addition in the upcoming medical school admissions cycle.

2024-05-26