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What is behind South Korea medical student quota dispute

What is behind South Korea medical student quota dispute

Here are some details about South Korea's medical system and the dispute.
Sat Mar 08 2025
South Korea offers to freeze medical student numbers to resolve 13-month dispute

South Korea offers to freeze medical student numbers to resolve 13-month dispute

Education minister Lee Ju-ho said, however, that the plan could only go ahead if all of the trainee doctors returned by the end of March.
Fri Mar 07 2025
South Korea denies hospital emergency rooms collapsing as army doctors deployed

South Korea denies hospital emergency rooms collapsing as army doctors deployed

The government plans to assign 235 military doctors and community doctors who will be rotated in to troubled hospitals from Sept. 9.
Mon Sep 02 2024
South Korea doctors warn COVID surge, strike could cripple emergency rooms

South Korea doctors warn COVID surge, strike could cripple emergency rooms

A COVID-19 spike and a trainee doctors' strike could overwhelm emergency rooms next month, with many doctors also off for a public holiday.
Fri Aug 23 2024
Protests spread over Indian doctor's rape and murder

Protests spread over Indian doctor's rape and murder

Campaigners say little has changed and not enough has been done to deter violence against women.
Mon Aug 19 2024
South Korea's medical professors join protests, reduce hours in practice

South Korea's medical professors join protests, reduce hours in practice

Professors will start scaling back outpatient treatment to focus on emergency and severely ill patients, while some submit resignations.
Mon Mar 25 2024
South Korea opens hotline to support doctors defying walkout

South Korea opens hotline to support doctors defying walkout

The health minister said hotline is to support physicians who faced harassment or peer pressure if they chose not to join a mass walkout.
Tue Mar 12 2024
South Korea deploys military, public doctors to strike-hit hospitals

South Korea deploys military, public doctors to strike-hit hospitals

Twenty military surgeons along with 138 public health doctors will be assigned to 20 hospitals for four weeks, the Health Minister said.
Mon Mar 11 2024
South Korea police to question medical body officials over trainee doctors walkout

South Korea police to question medical body officials over trainee doctors walkout

South Korean police called in for questioning officials from a doctors' association over accusations they had broken medical law.
Wed Mar 06 2024
South Korea says to start legal action against doctors over walkout

South Korea says to start legal action against doctors over walkout

Protesting trainee doctors could face administrative and legal penalties including suspension of medical licences and fines or a jail term.
Mon Mar 04 2024
South Korean doctors holds a mass rally against medical policy

South Korean doctors holds a mass rally against medical policy

Up to 40,000 doctors joined the rally, demanding the government scrap the plan to increase medical school admissions.
Mon Mar 04 2024
South Korea nurses to take on more medical work due to doctor walkout

South Korea nurses to take on more medical work due to doctor walkout

Nurses have complained about the legal risk and heavier workload they face after trainee doctors walked off the job last week.
Tue Feb 27 2024
S.Korea doctors may be suspended unless they return to work -official

S.Korea doctors may be suspended unless they return to work -official

Vice health minister Park Min-soo said more than 9,000 trainee doctors had walked off their jobs so far.
Mon Feb 26 2024
EXPLAINER - Why are South Korean trainee doctors on strike over medical school quotas?

EXPLAINER - Why are South Korean trainee doctors on strike over medical school quotas?

Trainee doctors say the government needs to address pay and working conditions first before boosting the number of physicians.
Thu Feb 22 2024
South Korea doctors to keep up protests as hospitals turn patients away

South Korea doctors to keep up protests as hospitals turn patients away

So far, more than 8,400 doctors joined the walkout, equivalent to about 64% of the entire resident and intern doctors in South Korea.
Thu Feb 22 2024
South Korean police prepare for 'worst-case scenarios' ahead of Yoon impeachment ruling

South Korean police prepare for 'worst-case scenarios' ahead of Yoon impeachment ruling

South Korea's Constitutional Court rules whether to oust or reinstate impeached President Yoon Suk-Yeol.
Mon Mar 10 2025
[COLUMNIST] From checklists to impact: Strengthening MyPCVE with evidence & expertise

[COLUMNIST] From checklists to impact: Strengthening MyPCVE with evidence & expertise

IOOI drives evidence-based research, refining training and ensuring expertise is applied through standardised frameworks.
Mon Mar 10 2025
Number of flood evacuees rises in Sabah

Number of flood evacuees rises in Sabah

The flood situation in Sabah has worsened, while the number of evacuees housed in relief centres in Sarawak remains unchanged tonight.
Mon Mar 10 2025
Trump says government shutdown is possible, but expects to avert it

Trump says government shutdown is possible, but expects to avert it

Donald Trump remains hopeful that a temporary funding bill will secure enough votes for approval.
Mon Mar 10 2025
Ringgit opens stronger on higher expectation of US rate cut

Ringgit opens stronger on higher expectation of US rate cut

Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid says the US DXY dropped to 103.830 points, suggesting an upside potential for the ringgit.
Mon Mar 10 2025
MOE bans sale of vape-like candies in schools - Fadhlina

MOE bans sale of vape-like candies in schools - Fadhlina

The Education Ministry would take strict action against any party found selling food that could endanger students' safety.
Mon Mar 10 2025
Mark Carney wins race to replace Trudeau as Canada's prime minister

Mark Carney wins race to replace Trudeau as Canada's prime minister

Mark Carney won with 86 pct of votes, defeating ex-Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in a race with nearly 152,000 party members voting.
Mon Mar 10 2025
Modern slavery cases in Britain reach record high

Modern slavery cases in Britain reach record high

The real number of people living in modern slavery in Britain is estimated to be around 130,000, according to a human rights group.
Sun Mar 09 2025
What are Southeast Asia's scam centres, and why are they being dismantled?

What are Southeast Asia's scam centres, and why are they being dismantled?

Scam centres, particularly those in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar run illegal online schemes to defraud people.
Sun Mar 09 2025
Using gender lens in drug decriminalisation efforts

Using gender lens in drug decriminalisation efforts

Decriminalising drugs would help all, especially women, who are among the worst impacted despite being less likely to use drugs.
Sun Mar 09 2025