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South Korea doctors
![South Korea’s President Meets Leader of Doctors’ Strike, Seeking End to Walkout South Korea’s President Meets Leader of Doctors’ Strike, Seeking End to Walkout](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-05_13-11-27.jpg)
South Korea’s President Meets Leader of Doctors’ Strike, Seeking End to Walkout
By Hyung-jin Kim
Public surveys show that a majority of ordinary South Koreans support Yoon's plan to sharply increase medical school admissions.
![South Korean Doctors Should Return to Duty South Korean Doctors Should Return to Duty](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-03-08-144029.jpg)
South Korean Doctors Should Return to Duty
By Eunwoo Lee
They are jeopardizing patients’ lives to safeguard their own privilege.
![South Korea’s Healthcare Sector Is Heading Toward a Crisis South Korea’s Healthcare Sector Is Heading Toward a Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-06-08-124941.jpg)
South Korea’s Healthcare Sector Is Heading Toward a Crisis
By Eunwoo Lee
Reform efforts have put the government at loggerheads with physicians, who are reluctant to let go of their privileges.
![As COVID-19 Surges in South Korea, Doctors Are Furious Over Government Training Plan As COVID-19 Surges in South Korea, Doctors Are Furious Over Government Training Plan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-02-4.jpg)
As COVID-19 Surges in South Korea, Doctors Are Furious Over Government Training Plan
By Tae-jun Kang
The government's plan to train more doctors has sparked controversy and a doctors' strike -- all in the middle of a global pandemic.
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