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South Korea to send military doctors to hospitals amid doctors’ protest

Prime Minister Han pleaded with the young doctors to return to work by Thursday deadline

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South Korea will send its military and community doctors to hospitals within the next few days as part of emergency measures to support the healthcare system after a mass walkout by trainee doctors, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said on Wednesday.

Han also pleaded with the young doctors to return to work by a Thursday deadline set by the government, and said the authorities would listen to their concerns.

Two-thirds of the nation’s residents and intern doctors had walked off the job to protest a government plan to increase the number of students admitted to medical school in a bid to address what authorities say is a shortage of doctors.

The young doctors who are protesting say the government should first address pay and working conditions before trying to increase the number of physicians.

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The government has warned it could suspend the licenses of doctors who do not comply with the back-to-work order.

Starting next month, doctors who are serving in the military and at local clinics instead of mandatory military service will be assigned to hospitals affected by the walkout, Han said.

About 9,000 trainee doctors have joined the protest, disrupting services at large hospitals which were forced to turn away some patients and cancel surgeries and procedures.

Senior doctors and private practitioners have also opposed the government plan to increase new medical school admissions, saying the medical community was not sufficiently consulted.

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