Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Trainee doctors returning to hospitals as walkout over enrollment increase plan ends

Trainee doctors who quit their jobs in protest of the previous administration's increase in medical school admissions are set to return to hospitals this week, medical sources said Sunday.

2025-08-31

계속되는 정부와 의사들의 사직서 전쟁

Tension between the government and doctors in Korea is escalating amid concerns of medical chaos as interns and residents began submitting their resignation letters on Monday to protest the hike in enrollment quotas at medical schools.

2024-02-27

Medical chaos looms as 13,000 trainee doctors near mass walkout

The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Monday ordered all trainee doctors to continue providing their medical services ahead of their mass strike the following day in protest of the government’s plan to hike the enrollment quota at medical schools.

2024-02-19