Medical workers walk inside a general hospital in Gwangju, South Korea, Monday. AP
Trainee doctors in South Korea are resigning in droves.
Monday witnessed surgeries and other procedures at the country’s five largest hospitals being delayed after en masse resignations from trainee doctors — though the country’s healthcare system remains unscathed thus far.
This comes after the Korea Intern Resident Association in an emergency meeting last week decided to take collective action.
But what do we know about the walkout? And why are trainee doctors striking?
Let’s take a closer look:
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