▲ Queues start at 9 a.m. – On the 28th, the Spring Academic Conference of the Korean Society of Dermatology and Obesity Surgery was held at the COEX Convention Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul . The photo shows the “Residency Event Gift Certificate Receiving Desk” set up at the entrance of the venue. In the queue, trainee doctors wear a nameplate around their necks with the name of the hospital where they are training. Photo = reporter Jung Hae-min
The Spring Academic Conference of the Korean Society of Dermatology and Obesity Surgery was held at COEX, a convention center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on April 28 at around 2 p.m. At the conference venue, a doctor gave a lecture on “filler treatment” and various booths displayed skin laser equipment and treatment chemicals. Around 50 trainee doctors were queuing up in front of the “Residency Event Gift Certificate Receiving Desk” set up at the entrance of the conference venue. On the same day, the association handed over 30,000 won (about 3,500 won) in department store gift certificates to the trainee doctors who came to the site.
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▲ Queues start at 9 a.m. – On the 28th, the Spring Academic Conference of the Korean Society of Dermatology and Obesity Surgery was held at the COEX Convention Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul . The photo shows the “Residency Event Gift Certificate Receiving Desk” set up at the entrance of the venue. In the queue, trainee doctors wear a nameplate around their necks with the name of the hospital where they are training.Photo = reporter Jung Hae-min
The Spring Academic Conference of the Korean Society of Dermatology and Obesity Surgery was held at COEX, a convention center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on April 28 at around 2 p.m. At the conference venue, a doctor gave a lecture on “filler treatment” and various booths displayed skin laser equipment and treatment chemicals. Around 50 trainee doctors were queuing up in front of the “Residency Event Gift Certificate Receiving Desk” set up at the entrance of the conference venue. On the same day, the company held an event to distribute gift certificates worth 30,000 won (about 3,500 yen) at department stores to intern doctors who came to the location, and people lined up to receive the vouchers. Gift Certificates. The nameplates that trainee doctors wore around their necks also bore the name of the hospital where they were training.
The annual academic conference typically attracts about 1,000 attendees, the company said. Most attendees are GPs who attend conferences related to cosmetic procedures, but this year the number of trainee doctors has increased significantly. A source from the association said: “In previous years around 10% of participants were trainee doctors, but this year, out of around 1,400 registered participants, around 500 are trainee doctors. Since the conflict between the Korean government and the medical community, this figure has increased significantly. It has been 70 days since the trainee doctors left their clinical practice on February 19 this year, and it is believed that the trainees, who plan to work as general skin and aesthetic doctors, visited the conference venue university.
A retired resident doctor at a hospital in the Tokyo metropolitan area said, “After this incident, I decided to give up being hired at the hospital where I was training and continue working in the beauty clinic where I worked part time. I was surprised to see so many junior doctors everywhere in the room. It seems likely that more and more trainee doctors will move into the beauty field in the future. Another trainee said: “After retiring from the hospital where I trained, I came here with a colleague because I was interested in the beauty field. »
That day, the young doctors presented their nameplate at each visit to each stand. Participation will be confirmed by scanning the QR code on the nameplate at the stand. The company also organized a promotional event during which visitors who participated in the 80 stalls received lucky prizes such as branded bags, cosmetics and beauty equipment. Events for young doctors were also held, including crane games machines and an instant photo booth. About twenty trainee doctors were lined up in front of the crane gaming machine.
Some doctors have expressed concerns about the large number of trainee doctors attending this academic conference. Indeed, it is possible that many trainee doctors who left hospitals to oppose the South Korean government’s expansion of medical schools and promotion of essential medical care programs will eventually become general practitioners in fields such as cosmetology. The director of a private clinic who visited the scene said: “I had mixed feelings when I saw trainee doctors from the Big 5 queuing from 9am. »
As of April 29, ten weeks have passed since trainee doctors retired, but the Korean Medical Association and other organizations are still calling for a “re-examination of the fundamentals of increasing the number of medical schools “. After the association held its ordinary general meeting of delegates the same day, it said: “The government should make every effort to increase membership in a white paper and hold those responsible to account. Lim Hyung-taek, the association’s next president, said: “If the government does not show transparency, the medical community will not move an inch and will not accept any negotiations.” »
Starting this week, professors at major university hospitals will be closed once a week. Faculty at Seoul National University and Severance Hospital will be closed from the 30th, and faculty at Seoul Asan Hospital and Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital will be closed from the 3rd of the month next. Professors of the Seoul National University School of Medicine announced that they plan to hold an emergency symposium on “The Way Forward for Medical Care in the Republic of Korea” on the 30th. farm. Under these circumstances, medical schools and university medical schools across the country have tried to open classes this month to prevent students from repeating a grade in large numbers, but the situation does not look good. At least five medical schools, including Chung-Ang University, Suncheonhyang University, Inha University, Chosun University and Konyang University, are unlikely to be able to resume their classes this month due to the medical student boycott.
The South Korean government said the same day that it “expresses deep regret and concern” over the weekly suspension of medical school professors. Park Min-soo, second vice minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (the equivalent of a ministry), said: “Since the government has declared that it is possible to have one-on-one dialogue with groups of doctors, we should stop taking collective measures and instead go to a forum for dialogue. I want them to come out and present their opinions without any strings attached.
Journalist Jung Hae-min
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