South Korean doctors reject govt proposal to end strike

SEOUL - South Korea's leading doctors' body on Saturday rejected a revised medical reform plan from the government, the initial version of which sparked a strike two months ago.

SEOUL - South Korea 's leading doctors' body on Saturday rejected a revised medical reform plan from the government, the initial version of which sparked a strike two months ago.The ongoing walkout by thousands of trainee doctors has caused chaos in South Korea n hospitals, and is in response to a plan to boost annual admissions to medical schools by 2,000 from next year.

On top of the trainee doctors, who play a key role in emergency procedures and surgeries at general hospitals, more than 50 percent of the country's medical students have also filed for a leave of absence, according to the education ministry.The KMA warned that if the government does not relent, medical students will likely be forced to repeat a year, senior doctors at general hospitals will start to resign on April 25, and the healthcare system could "collapse".

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