South Korean doctors strike over plan to boost medical student numbers

Medical residents attend a 24-hour strike amid the coronavirus disease pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, Aug 7, 2020. SEOUL: Hundreds of South Korean trainee doctors went on strike on Friday to protest a government plan to boost the number of medical students in the country, arguing it would be a poor use of additional funding for the sector.

"It is very concerning that medical gap will occur in ERs and ICUs that have direct links with the citizens' lives," Chung said in remarks posted online. The country has fewer than 300 infectious disease specialists, representing less than 1 per cent of its 100,000 doctors. And while Seoul has three doctors for every 1,000 people on average, the ratio in North Gyeongsang province, for example, falls to 1.4, said Health Minister Park Neung-hoo.

The government plans to send three-quarters of the additional trainees to rural provinces, in exchange for tuition waivers and scholarships. If the 10-year stint is not completed, their medical license will be revoked.The trainee doctors taking strike action maintain South Korea already has enough medical professionals, and they should be better paid to encourage a wider geographical spread.

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