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South Korean trade union

The Korea Medical Association is a trade union in South Korea. It claims to represent 101,618 about two-thirds of the country's doctors.

In June 2000, the Association organised an indefinite strike in protest of government health reforms. 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. 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 in protest of the government's plan to increase the number of doctors over the next decade rejecting the government's return-to-work order. From February 1st 2024 it is organizing massive protests against the government's plan to increase medical school students.

The Association publishes the Journal of the Korea Medical Association. Volume 60 was published in March 2017.

References

  1. https://www.kma.org/stat/sub1.asp
  2. "South Korea doctors strike". BBC News. 20 June 2000. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. 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.
  4. "Moon Calls for Stern Action against Doctors' Strike". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  5. "Asia Today: SKorea orders doctors to stop strike amid crisis". KWKT - FOX 44. 2020-08-26. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  6. 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.
  7. "Prime Minister Urges Doctors on Strike to Immediately Return to Work". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  8. "Why are nearly 10,000 junior doctors in South Korea on strike?". euronews. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  9. "JKMA". Retrieved 4 May 2017.

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