Korea Wants More Medical Students. Trainee Doctors Are Angry and May Walk Out.
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South Korean trainee doctors opposing a government plan to drastically increase the number of people who can seek a medical degree threatened to resign in a move that could shake the health-care system.
Interns and residents at five major general hospitals groups, including Seoul National University Hospital, plan to submit their letters of resignations en masse Monday and walk off the job at 6 a.m. the following day, Park Dan, head of the Korea Intern Resident Association said in a Facebook post Friday.