When We Opened a Reporting Center to Protect Combatants' Rights, Only Abusive Language and Defamation Poured In

Ministry of Health to Operate Resident Protection and Reporting Center from the 12th
About 30 Contacts in Two Days... Many Abusive and Disruptive Calls

As the mass resignation crisis of residents prolongs, it has been reported that the personal information of residents remaining in medical sites is being shared within doctor communities under names like 'Chami Doctor List.' In response, the government has established a Resident Protection and Reporting Center, but its usage rate has been found to be extremely low, contrary to its original intent.

On the 15th, Newsis reported, "The government opened the Resident Protection and Reporting Center on the 12th to help 'shy residents' return, but only two cases of actual difficulties were reported during the first two days of operation." 'Shy residents' refer to residents who intend to return to the hospital but are unable to do so due to fears of tangible or intangible disadvantages, or those who are currently in training or working but are experiencing difficulties in training and work for similar reasons.

The establishment of the Resident Protection and Reporting Center is interpreted as an effort to prevent the exposure of personal information such as the names, alma maters, and specialties of returning residents on doctor communities and social networking services (SNS). Currently, two phone numbers have been made public, and welfare ministry officials respond to text reports or calls from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays. In the future, simple reporting will also be accepted online.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) has promised to take active protective measures such as psychological counseling, follow-up management, and transfer training to other training institutions for reported cases. They also warned that if specific cases of threatening retaliation are confirmed, they will investigate the legality and respond strongly.

Out of 30 reports, only '2' were valid... the rest were abusive or disruptive contacts

However, contrary to government expectations, the response to the reporting center has been lukewarm. On the first day of operation, about 20 calls were received, and about 10 calls on the second day, but most of these were inquiries or abusive and disruptive contacts. It is known that only two reports related to return difficulties were made on the first day.

Meanwhile, on the 14th, the government announced that 92.9% of residents who submitted resignation letters and left their workplaces did so in protest against the increase in medical school admissions. According to a written inspection by the MOHW, the number of residents who left from the top 100 training hospitals was counted at 12,001 as of 11 a.m. on the 11th. Cases classified as prior notification targets exceed 9,000.

As the operation of the center deviates from the government's intention, there is speculation that the majority of residents are increasingly likely to face license suspension. The government had set a deadline of the 29th of last month for return and announced it would proceed with legal procedures as planned, but it is persuading residents that leniency will be considered if they return before the license suspension is finalized.

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