2023-06-15 11:05:54
On the 24th of last month, the 9th medical issue consultative group meeting was held in Dalgaebi, Jung-gu, Seoul. yunhap news
While the government and the Korean Medical Association (Medical Association) began negotiations over the expansion of the number of medical schools, which had been tied up for 18 years, the Medical Association started a war of nerves by emphasizing its opposition to the increase in the number of doctors. In response, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it would set up a consultative body to discuss the expansion of the number of doctors with various stakeholders, separate from the current medical consultative body formed with the Korea Medical Association. On the followingnoon of the 15th, officials from the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Medical Association held the 11th ‘medical issues consultative group’ meeting at Dalgaebi, a conference house in Jung-gu, Seoul. Lee Gwang-rae, chairman of the Incheon Medical Association, said in his opening remarks, “The increase in the number of medical schools and doctors will cause numerous side effects.” It will accelerate the bias phenomenon and cause the destruction of the science and engineering world.” The Ministry of Health and Welfare, which has been discussing the expansion of the number of medical schools only with the Medical Association, has put forward a position that it is necessary for various entities to participate in the discussion, not just medical groups. In his opening remarks, Hyeong-hoon Lee, Health and Medical Policy Officer of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said, “Considering the impact of the expansion of doctors and reforms on the health and medical workforce in general on people’s lives, health, education, national industry, and local communities, a wide-ranging discussion table will be formed to allow experts and various actors We need to get involved and discuss it,” he said. It is interpreted that he was conscious of criticism that it was inappropriate to discuss the expansion of the quota of medical schools, which is directly related to the lives of the people, only with the Medical Association, which represents the interests of specific occupations. However, details on how the ‘wide discussion table’ mentioned by the Ministry of Health and Welfare will be set up were not released that day. On this day, the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Medical Association formed a consensus on easing the burden of punishment on medical staff for medical accidents in the field of essential medical care. However, as it is directly related to patient interests, we decided to listen to the opinions of patients and experts in the process of discussing the plan. Earlier, at the 10th meeting held on the 8th, the two sides agreed to discuss the expansion of the number of doctors, and decided to promote the ‘doctor manpower supply and demand estimation expert forum’ during this month, but the specific schedule and method have not yet been decided. Reporter Lim Jae-hee limj@hani.co.kr
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