South Korea suspends the licenses of 2 senior doctors in first punitive steps over doctors' walkouts
by Hyung-Jin Kim
Mar 18, 2024
3 minutes
South Korean authorities have suspended the licenses of two senior doctors for allegedly inciting the weekslong walkouts by thousands of medical interns and residents that have disrupted hospital operations, one of the doctors said Monday.
The suspensions are the government’s first punitive steps against physicians after doctors-in-training walked off the job last month to protest the government’s plan to sharply increase medical school admissions.
Officials say the recruitment plan is
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