2024-02-24 07:17:57
On the 23rd, a notice restricting treatment was posted in the emergency room of Chungbuk National University Hospital. /yunhap news
“I feel deprived due to the expansion of medical school admissions and the mandatory medical package policy. “Medical students have dreamed of a career with a sense of duty and studied hard for many years since their school days.”
A patient group criticized this remark by a medical school student, saying, “Doctors are not the only ones who dream of finding a job.”
On KBS’ ‘Sasakeongeon’ broadcast on the 23rd, a live discussion was held between Park Min-soo, Second Vice Minister of Health and Welfare, and Kim Taek-woo, chairman of the emergency response committee of the Korean Medical Association, regarding the policy to increase the number of medical schools. In the middle of the discussion, the moderator called Kim Geon-min, chairman of the emergency response committee of the Korean University of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine Student Association (KMA), and Ahn Seon-young, director of the Association of Severely Ill Patients, to hear their opinions.
Chairman Kim Geon-min said that he has currently submitted a medical school leave of absence report and said, “You are talking regarding a group leave of absence, but the submission of a leave of absence report by students is something that no one other than the student can force or urge.”
Chairman Kim Geon-min said, “With the expansion of medical schools, students are feeling deprived and skeptical to the extent that it is difficult to continue their studies.” He added, “Medical school students have dreamed of a career with a sense of duty as doctors for several years since their school days, studied hard, and entered medical school. “Before I even became an adult, I promised myself that I would live for others as a career for the rest of my life,” he said.
He continued, “Even following coming to medical school, I decided from a young age that I would learn without sleep and dedicate the knowledge I learned to patients later,” adding, “The reason these students left the classroom and the hospital was to keep the noble dreams they had their whole lives.” “I have a strong feeling that it was a choice for my own good,” he said.
Ahn Seon-young, director of the Federation of Severely Ill Patients, who was connected by phone following Chairman Kim Geon-min, said, “I would like to correct what the student said earlier,” and added, “Only doctors study all night and do not choose their profession with passion or any morality.” .
Director Seon-young Ahn said, “All professions in our country are working hard right now with their own sense of calling and mission,” and “That’s why patients are very uncomfortable right now when you talk regarding this as if it’s some kind of privilege only for doctors.” He said.
Director Ahn Seon-young said, “Both the government and the Korean Medical Association have abandoned the patients. Whether (doctors) go on strike or the government takes hard-line measures, it is the patients who are suffering the most, and how they will be held responsible must also be discussed.” “Isn’t that true?” he said.
Regarding this, Vice Minister Park Min-soo said, “I feel sorry,” but added, “It is difficult because the residents are leaving the site and the functions of the upper-level hospital are unable to see the patients.” He continued, “We will do our best to minimize damage by establishing an emergency medical response system and providing support to prevent problems from occurring in large hospitals focusing on severe and emergency patients.”
Chairman Kim Taek-woo said, “It is a policy problem that the Korean medical system will collapse just because trainees left the medical field.” He added, “I hope the government will proactively listen to our opinions so that we can return quickly.” “He said.
On this day, a tense discussion took place between the government and the Medical Association over expanding the number of medical school students by 2,000. Chairman Kim Taek-woo said, “The government can discuss the essential medical care package, but an obstacle to negotiations is that it cannot make any more concessions regarding the 2,000 medical school seats.”
When asked by the host whether he was willing to adjust the speed of medical school expansion, Vice Minister Park Min-soo said, “In any case, shouldn’t we meet and discuss whether to adjust the speed or find another way?” He continued, “Before we might have such a discussion, (the residents) just ran out,” and added, “Let’s quickly return to the patient’s side, recover, and resolve the issue through discussion in a conversation forum.” He said, “The government announced a strike the day following it announced the number of 2,000,” and added, “From years of accumulated experience in the past, we have learned that government policies take a step back due to doctors’ strikes.”
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