Yoon Meets with Resident Representative, Medical Community Backlash... Resigning Residents Circulate Impeachment Statement Against Representative Park Dan

"Feeling Anger and Helplessness at the Unilateral Actions of the Emergency Committee"

Park Dan, the Emergency Response Committee Chair of the Korean Intern Resident Association, engaging in dialogue with President Yoon Seok-yeol is causing backlash within the medical community. Some residents have collectively opposed this move, distributing statements calling for Park's impeachment.

Park Dan, Emergency Response Committee Chair of the Korean Intern Resident Association (right).
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According to the medical community on the 5th, following the meeting between Chair Park and President Yoon the previous day, an 'Impeachment Statement against Daejeonhyeop Chair Park Dan' has been circulating among residents.

The statement claimed, "(This meeting) was only discussed within the Emergency Response Committee of Daejeonhyeop and was not agreed upon in advance through general meetings or votes with other hospital representatives," adding, "The approximately 10,000 resigning residents, including hospital representatives who were not notified beforehand, were engulfed in anger, helplessness, and anxiety throughout the dialogue, as their opinions were not reflected in advance and the Emergency Response Committee acted unilaterally."

It continued, "Due to trauma from the hasty agreement made by former Korean Medical Association President Choi Dae-jip in 2020," and stated, "Chair Park accepted a one-on-one meeting with the president without sufficient prior discussion, reminding many of past trauma." During the 2020 collective action in the medical community, residents strongly opposed former KMA President Choi’s unilateral agreement with the government, calling it a sole decision by the association.

The statement also included, "After Chair Park posted a brief phrase on Facebook saying 'There is no future for Korean medical care,' no meeting details have been disclosed to resigning residents including hospital representatives of Daejeonhyeop, keeping the matter secret." It added, "The notice stated that the final decision would be made through a general vote, but it has not even been clarified what the vote is about," calling this "a clear violation of the right to know for residents including hospital representatives of Daejeonhyeop."

Furthermore, it warned, "Chair Park Dan may unilaterally enforce matters that significantly affect the lives of resigning residents nationwide without prior notice to members, as happened today," and declared, "To prevent such risks, we intend to submit an impeachment proposal against Chair Park on behalf of resigning residents and interns."

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