S. Korea Doctors Resign in Protest of Expanding Medical Student Admissions
Thousands of South Korean trainee doctors have resigned in protest of the government's plan to increase admissions for medical students.
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00:00 South Korea's health ministry is urging trainee doctors to return to work after a mass resignation.
00:07 I hope you can go back to your positions.
00:12 I urge you to solve the medical field problems together.
00:18 It comes after trainee doctors left their posts in protest over government plans to almost double the acceptance rate of medical students.
00:25 Health officials say the walkout has already affected medical procedures and hospitals are working to change surgery schedules and appointments.