South Korea will take measures to prevent foreign doctors from practicing in the country without proper documentation amid difficulties in the country's national health service.
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said on May 10 that the government will take measures to prevent foreign doctors from practicing in the country without proper documentation amid difficulties in the national health service due to a prolonged doctors' strike.
South Korea's health ministry announced earlier this week that individuals with medical degrees obtained overseas will be allowed to legally practice in the country as the government issued its highest-level medical service alert, Yonhap news agency reported.
The decision is aimed at adjusting the regulations implementing the National Health Act in the context of severe disruptions to medical services in Korea when trainee doctors organized a months-long strike to protest the government's plan to raise enrollment quotas for this field from 2025.
Speaking at a meeting with government officials on May 10, Mr. Han Duck-soo made it clear that under any circumstances, foreign doctors without valid documents will not be allowed to participate in treating Korean people. The Korean government is committed to taking safety measures in this case.
Under the new regulation, individuals with foreign medical degrees can practice in Korea with permission from the country's Health Ministry when the government issues the highest warning of a medical disaster.
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