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Korea JoongAng Daily

Korean Medical Association joins in cries calling for Yoon's resignation

The largest doctors’ group in Korea on Thursday publicly demanded President Yoon Suk Yeol resign, showing heightened rhetoric compared to its previous demand for an official apology.

2024-12-05

Medical groups call on government to stop prosecuting 'blacklist' creator

Medical associations demanded over the weekend that the government cease its efforts to prosecute a junior doctor who created a so-called blacklist of trainees who have refused to join a mass walkout by their colleagues.

2024-09-22

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

Medical association's PR chief grilled over inciting doctors' strike

Police on Thursday summoned Joo Soo-ho, former head of the Korean Medical Association (KMA)'s public relations committee, to investigate allegations that he helped incite a doctors' walkout during his term.

2024-07-25

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

Doctors urge universities to delay publication of medical school admission hikes

Medical professors and doctors on Monday asked universities to postpone the announcement of detailed admissions plans until the nation’s top court rules on the legitimacy of the medical recruitment expansion.

2024-05-27

High court dismisses doctors' appeal, greenlights medical school quota hike

An appellate court on Thursday denied doctors' request to halt the expansion of medical school admissions quotas, enabling the Yoon Suk Yeol administration’s medical reform initiative to continue.

2024-05-16

KMA chief apologizes for post mocking Somali medical school graduates

The chief of the Korean Medical Association (KMA) apologized on Friday for using an article about Somali medical graduates to suggest that Korea could bring in medics from “third-world countries” in a social media post.

2024-05-10

Gov't turns to foreign doctors to fill void from prolonged strike

Cornered by the protracted doctors’ strike, the government is lowering hurdles to bringing foreign doctors. At the same time, it is also confronting an unexpected setback while finalizing the admissions quota hike in medical schools.

2024-05-09

Gov't dangles carrot before doctors with 'one-on-one' talks offer

The government is willing to engage in “one-on-one” dialogue with doctors, separate from a presidential special committee inaugurated last week, Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said Thursday.

2024-05-02