KAPHD: 36.6% of First-Year Public Health Doctors Are Senior Residents in Essential Medical Fields... Training Continuity Must Be Guaranteed
Survey Results Announced for 249 First-Year Public Health Doctors Enlisted This Year
The Korean Association of Public Health Doctors (KAPHD) has called for the guarantee of training continuity, noting that 36.6% of public health doctors who enlisted after suspending their training are senior residents in essential medical fields.
On August 12, the KAPHD announced the results of a survey conducted among 249 first-year public health doctors who enlisted this year.
A total of 224 doctors responded to the survey, and among them, 82 (36.6%) were identified as senior residents in essential medical specialties. By specialty, there were 43 in internal medicine (19.2%), 11 in emergency medicine (4.9%), 11 in neurosurgery (4.9%), 6 in general surgery (2.7%), 4 in pediatrics (1.8%), 4 in neurology (1.8%), and 3 in thoracic surgery (1.3%).
Lee Sunghwan, president of the KAPHD, stated, "Due to the oppressive actions and unreasonable policies of the previous administration, young doctors who used to stay by their patients' side for 80 hours a week at hospitals were forced to suspend their training and leave their hospitals." He added, "Among them, it is now time to protect the senior residents who are fulfilling their national duty by serving in remote areas such as islands, prisons, and emergency rooms in mountainous regions."
He further explained, "Many of these doctors chose essential medical specialties out of a sense of duty to save critically ill and emergency patients, and after deployment, they have continued to fulfill their social responsibilities as the only doctors in their respective regions."
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Lee Sunghwan also emphasized, "To truly resolve the conflict between the government and the medical community, it is essential to guarantee the training continuity of senior residents who are falling behind due to the three-year gap caused by military service." He urged, "The government must make a bold decision so that resigned residents can return to the medical field, including essential medical care, and devote themselves to their patients and clinical practice."
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