Daejeon Association Emergency Committee "Thanks for Medical School 4th Year Students' Decision to Postpone Collective Action"

Residents "Continue Monitoring Medical-Political Agreement with Professors"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] The Emergency Committee of the Korean Intern Resident Association expressed gratitude on the 13th for the announcement by fourth-year medical students that they would postpone collective action.

On the same day, the Emergency Committee of the Korean Intern Resident Association stated this in a position paper titled "To the fourth-year medical student teachers nationwide who have dreamed of right values and proper medical care and have done their best." The committee said, "We offer infinite respect and gratitude to the student teachers who have upheld their convictions and continued their intentions amid much confusion," adding, "We sincerely apologize for the regrettable situation in which we could not support you while you were fighting on the front lines."

They said, "The student teachers have exchanged many opinions directly and indirectly with the temporary emergency committee of the Korean Intern Resident Association," and "We are well aware that the student teachers are greatly angered by the government's negotiation process and are dissatisfied with its contents." They further explained, "We respect the sincere wishes of the medical students who earnestly desire proper medical policies and promised to support whatever decision the student teachers make."

The emergency committee expressed, "After much deliberation, we are infinitely grateful that the student teachers have temporarily postponed collective action, returned to their positions, and actively expressed support for the reunited intern resident emergency committee and its future plans."

They also stated, "On the 9th, professors from 40 medical schools nationwide declared through the National Medical School Professors Association statement that they would continuously monitor whether the medical-government agreement is properly implemented," emphasizing, "The Korean Intern Resident Association will also do its utmost until the end to realize right values and proper medical care through a new roadmap."

The emergency committee added, "Together with the professors, we will thoroughly monitor the government's implementation of the agreement," and "For the future of health care, if the government unilaterally pushes policies without communication with the medical community, we will once again take the lead at any time."

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