Lim Hyun-taek, Next President of Korean Medical Association, Vows Strong Fight Against Medical School Admissions Increase

The next president of a medical group ruled out a strong fight, saying he would fight with ‘a determination ready to die’ before deciding to increase the number of medical school admissions.

With Lim Hyun-taek, the next president of the Korean Medical Association, a ‘hardliner’ figure, in full view, professors of medical schools across the country are putting pressure on the government by announcing regular breaks ‘once a week’. .

According to the medical community on the 29th, Lim Hyun-taek, the next president-elect of the Korean Medical Association, said at the 76th regular general meeting of the Korean Medical Association the day before, “I will respond firmly and strongly with the feeling of a combat soldier fighting hard on the front lines,” and “I will not fight against policies that push medical care to the point of death increase the level of resistance against the government.

He said, “The medical community is making its position clear that it can start negotiations from square one only after the government announces an increase of 2,000 students in medical schools and the mandatory medical package policy a canceled,” he said, “Or else, the medical community will. not responding to any compromise. “

President-elect Lim’s term of office begins on the 1st of next month, but since the emergency committee of the Korean Medical Association has completed its work, the Korean Medical Association is now in the mood to move to Lim-election system sincerely. .

The Korean Medical Association has been operating under a non-representative committee system for about three months since the government announced an increase in the number of medical schools in early February, and the non-representative committee was dissolved official at the general meeting of representatives the day before.

The chairman of the National Assembly, the Korean Medical Association’s decision-making body, pledged to actively communicate and cooperate with President-elect Lim, who is expected to emphasize his tough stance against the government.

The Medical Association Representative Council is a body that discusses and decides on the business plan, budget and accounts of the Medical Association, and revisions to the Articles of Incorporation. If the executive branch of the Medical Association is the governing body, the representative council is the decision-making body.

President-elect Lim has mentioned a ‘general strike of doctors’ since the presidential election, and at the general meeting the day before, he said, “I will take the lead with actions rather than words.”

As the Korean Medical Association prepares for a fight, led by hard workers, medical school professors who said they would take a break once a week said the break period could be extended further. when the government announces a confirmed increase in workers.

The National Medical University Professors’ Emergency Response Committee (Jeonuibi) held a general meeting on the 26th and announced that they had decided to take a ‘one hour break a week’ to ensure 24 hours of rest after duty.

In particular, Jeonuibi said that he would consider the closure period ‘again’ if the government announced an increase in the number of medical schools, increasing the anxiety of patients. Currently, there is a break once a week, but it could increase further.

Starting this week, professors at five major hospitals in Seoul, known as the ‘Big Five’, will rest once a week.

Seoul National University Hospital and Division Hospital will be closed on Tuesday, the 30th of this month, and Asan Medical Center and Seoul St. Hospital will be closed. Mary’s is closed on Friday, the 3rd of next month. Professors at Samsung Seoul Hospital decided to take a day off, choosing a day when there were no medical treatments or surgeries.