Trainees in Gyeongnam Region Submit Resignations One After Another... Governor Park Wansu Says "Thorough Emergency Medical Measures"

As nationwide hospital residents protest the government's plan to increase the number of medical school students by submitting resignation letters and discussing strikes, doctors in the Gyeongnam region are also joining the collective action.

According to Gyeongnam Province, as of 6 p.m. on the 19th, four out of ten training hospitals in the province have participated in the strike by submitting resignation letters.

Among 39 residents at Changwon Gyeongsang National University Hospital, 21 submitted resignation letters; at Jinju Gyeongsang National University Hospital, 121 out of 146 residents; at Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital, 138 out of 163; and at Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Changwon Hospital, 71 out of 99 residents submitted their letters.

Governor Park Wansu of Gyeongnam Province is presiding over the meeting of department and bureau heads at the provincial government office.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

With surgery and medical appointments expected to be canceled or postponed due to the regional doctors' collective action, Governor Park Wan-su urged at the provincial government’s department heads meeting on the 19th, “Please do your utmost to minimize the medical service gap.”

Governor Park said, “As public opinion polls show that 76% of the people support the expansion of medical school quotas, if medical professionals leave their posts for collective action, it will be difficult to gain public support.”

He added, “In preparation for the medical professionals’ collective action, the province, cities, and counties must thoroughly prepare emergency medical measures and especially do their best to prepare for essential emergency medical services.”

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