Korean Medical Association announces shift to law-abiding work for medical practitioners

On March 31, the Korean Medical Association's Emergency Response Committee announced the launch of a new medical system that will require private practitioners to adhere to a 40-hour work week.
The committee will meet at 3 p.m. on the same day to discuss the details of legal medical treatment, internal personnel selection, and the government
The meeting discussed measures to deal with the trend of increasing the number of medical school admissions by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The meeting was attended by Lim Hyun-Tae, who was elected as the next president of the association, Park Dan, emergency response committee chairman of the Korean Council of Medical Specialists, and Jeon
Kim Chang-soo, chairman of the Korean Medical University Professors Association, and others attended the event. On that day, Professor Kim Sung Kyun of Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, who was newly appointed as the committee's press and public relations chairman, said, "We have several proposals.
"After examining the proposal, we decided that private practice doctors who had not acted until now would also start practicing 40 hours a week," he said. Professor Kim said, "The medical association cannot force people to participate, but it's a topic that has come up before.
"So, those who have been preparing can start (immediately). Many members suggested (40 hours of medical care per week) as the most realistic plan, so it will spread naturally."
In addition, regarding the decision by medical school professors to reduce outpatient treatment from April, ``Because university professors are on duty at least twice a week, departments with a large number of outpatient treatment
It is difficult to continue treatment. "Due to physical limitations, there will likely be cases where treatment hours will have to be reduced unavoidably."