The Korea Medical Association is a trade union in South Korea. It claims to represent 101,618[1] about two-thirds of the country's doctors.
In June 2000, the Association organised an indefinite strike in protest of government health reforms.[2] On March 10th, 2014 it organised a one-day strike in opposition to the government's plans to introduce telemedicine and against medical regulations they claimed infringed upon physicians' professional autonomy.[3] In August 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic with cases increasing in Korea, the Association organised a 3-day strike and its Korean Intern and Resident Association indefinite strike[4] in protest of the government's plan to increase the number of doctors over the next decade[5][6] rejecting the government's return-to-work order.[7] From February 1st 2024 it is organizing massive protests against the government's plan to increase medical school students.[8]
The Association publishes the Journal of the Korea Medical Association. Volume 60 was published in March 2017.[9]
A report by the Association's Research Institute for Healthcare Policy in 2022 found that 6,095 medical doctors were charged with professional negligence resulting in death or injury between 2011 and 2018 - far more than in other countries.[10][11][12]
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.kma.org/stat/sub1.asp
- ^ "South Korea doctors strike". BBC News. 20 June 2000. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ Kang, Cheong Kee (1 August 2014). "Conflict over Introduction of Tele-medicine and Effort to Restore the Health Care System". Japan Medical Association Journal. 57 (4): 253–257. PMC 4375271. PMID 26005624.
- ^ "Moon Calls for Stern Action against Doctors' Strike". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Asia Today: SKorea orders doctors to stop strike amid crisis". KWKT - FOX 44. 2020-08-26. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ Yoon, Dasl (2020-08-13). "South Korea's Coronavirus Response Under Pressure as Doctors Plan Strike". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Prime Minister Urges Doctors on Strike to Immediately Return to Work". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ https://www.euronews.com/health/2024/03/05/why-have-10000-junior-doctors-in-south-korea-resigned-in-protest-against-the-government
- ^ "JKMA". Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Two Korean doctors are charged with medical malpractice every day". Korea Biomedical Review. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "South Korea Hits Back at Striking Doctors With Criminal Complaint Against 5 Alleged Leaders". Time.
- ^ "What to Know About the Doctor Protests in South Korea". New York times.
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