KMA and Young Doctors "Start Preparing Negotiation Proposal Through Meeting" (Update)

First Meeting After Democratic Party Mediation... "Position on Four Major Policies Clarified"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] The Korean Medical Association (KMA) and resident doctors are joining forces to prepare a negotiation proposal for the government. As the ruling party takes an all-out approach, including consulting with the opposition party to resolve the collective strike by resident doctors, the medical community has officially begun preparing a negotiation plan.

According to the medical community, on the 2nd, the KMA will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. with the Young Doctors Emergency Response Committee, composed of the Korean Intern Resident Association, the Korean Medical School Students Association, and the Medical Graduate School Students Association, to start preparing a negotiation proposal for the government.

On the day, the Young Doctors Emergency Response Committee told Asia Economy in a phone interview, "Tonight at 7 p.m., the KMA and the Young Doctors Emergency Response Committee will hold a meeting to prepare a negotiation proposal," adding, "Since the ruling party has suggested the possibility of a complete reexamination, we expect constructive opinions to be exchanged."

This evening's meeting is the first to be held since Han Jeong-ae, the Policy Committee Chair of the Democratic Party of Korea, extended a hand to the medical community to discuss policy implementation from a 'zero' state. The doctors' strike, which had been worsening with collective resignations from residents and fellows, is showing signs of resolution thanks to the ruling party's urgent intervention. Kim Tae-nyeon, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, also promised the formation of a special parliamentary committee as a solution to the medical community's collective strike during the party's highest council meeting held at the National Assembly this morning, actively working to defuse the situation.

The KMA stated, "We will coordinate with affiliated organizations such as the Korean Intern Resident Association to prepare a negotiation proposal for the government," adding, "the process of adjusting positions on the four major policies, including the expansion of medical school quotas, will proceed." They continued, "We will make every effort to gather the opinions of young doctors, including residents, to ensure that the four major policies can be reexamined from the ground up."

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