South Korea Junior Doctors' Strike
South Korea's government is making a last appeal to junior doctors to end their strike over a push to boost medical school enrollments, threatening to suspend licenses and prosecute strikers. Thousands of medical interns and residents have submitted resignations, with many likely to defy the deadline. The dispute centers around a government plan to admit more students to medical schools to address the country's doctor shortage.
Key Points
- Government threatening to suspend medical licenses and prosecute striking doctors
- Doctors' strike causing cancellations and delays in medical treatments
- Dispute over government plan to admit more students to medical schools
Pros
- Government aims to address the country's doctor shortage by admitting more medical students
- Popular support for the government's plan to increase the number of doctors in South Korea
Cons
- Junior doctors worry about lower income due to increased competition
- Concerns about the quality of education for the increased number of medical students