Democracy and Medical Association Agreement: "End Strike and Return to the Field" (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] The medical community and the ruling party of the government have dramatically reached an agreement on major medical policy negotiations, ending the collective strike by resident doctors that lasted for fifteen days.

The Korean Medical Association (KMA) and the ruling party announced on the 4th, "If an agreement is reached with the government and ruling party regarding medical policies such as the expansion of medical school quotas, we plan to stop the collective strike that has continued since the 21st of last month and return to the field."

On the same day, Han Jeong-ae, Chair of the Democratic Party Policy Committee, and Choi Dae-jib, President of the KMA, held a signing ceremony for the final agreement on five clauses at the Democratic Party headquarters in Yeouido in the morning.

A KMA official stated, "We have tentatively prepared five agreements including the content to reconsider the establishment of public medical schools and the regional doctor system from scratch," adding, "We agreed to create a permanent consultative body to discuss medical community issues, and the National Assembly agreed not to process already submitted bills without consulting the medical community." A ruling party official further said, "As early as 9:30 a.m., as soon as the agreement with the government is announced, the medical staff plan to stop collective action and return to the field."

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