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On the 31st, in front of the interview room in the main building of the Daegu Kyungpook National University Hospital, the hospital teachers hold a picket demonstration to protest the understanding of the labor status of the elderly at the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Some 70 teachers wore black masks and carried a poster with protest phrases at a silent demonstration in time for officials from the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to visit the hospital. Yunhap news
Controversy over the establishment of the National University of Public Health (University of Public Medicine) is growing amid the group licensing of leading physicians (interns and residents). It is said to be a ‘modern edition of the Eumseo Festival’ for children from civil society organizations, or that when they graduate from public medical school, they are first hired as teachers at Seoul National University Hospital. Finally, on the 30th, a petition came up from the Blue House requesting a thorough investigation of the truth about the ‘Door of the Public Medical University’, and nearly 100,000 people agreed. Doctors also took a collective action to raise the phrase ‘door of the public medical university’ to the top of the search terms on the Internet portal. The controversial public school of medicine is a national educational institution driven by the government and the ruling party with the goal of opening a school in 2023. The purpose of this is for the state not to depend on existing medical schools to nurture the staff of essential medical care, which is essential to the state or medically vulnerable areas. This policy was already announced by the Ministry of Health and Welfare as part of the ‘Comprehensive Measures for the Development of Public Health’ in October 2018. At that time, it was announced that it would establish a public medical school in Namwon, Jeollabuk- c, using the capacity of the Southwest Medical University (49 students) that was closed. Graduates of public medical schools will work as epidemiological researchers, public servants in the Ministry of Welfare, and physicians in public hospitals. The reason the public medical school suddenly attracted attention was that city and provincial governors and civil society organizations had the right to select students, and the children in question would receive preferential treatment. Among the government plans to establish a public medical school, the content of ‘the student is selected by assigning a certain percentage by city / province’ and the explanation of the ‘public health scholarship system’ for existing medical students were mixed , and ‘controversy over the recommendation of the governor of the city and province’ This shot first. Then, on the 24th, the news card produced by the Ministry of Health and Welfare to clarify that “ you can not recommend a specific person with the individual authority of the governors of the city or province ” raised controversy. It was because of the expression: “We plan to select objectively and reasonably between 2 and 3 times the number of people assigned to each city / province through the formation of a neutral city / province recommendation committee in which experts and officials from organizations participate. of civil society ”. With this in mind, medical groups argued: ‘Does it make sense to go to medical school with the recommendation of civic groups?’ On the 31st, Ahn Cheol-soo, the leader of the National Assembly Party, added: “If you enroll in medical school with a fake certificate or letter of recommendation, the medical field in Korea will be a charlatan.” . Regarding this, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Social Welfare, Son Young-rae, explained: “The most important part in the selection of students is fairness, and a plan was suggested that would be better if the nominating committee and members were formed on the basis of equity, and civic groups came out as an example in that context. ” . In fact, in the Supreme Public Law initiated by Democratic Party legislator Kim Sung-joo in consultation with the government, there is no mention of the right to select mayors from governors or civic groups. However, it is expected that an appropriate “regional allocation” will be achieved in selecting students enrolled in public medical schools. This is because graduates, who will be leaving at a rate of 49 each year, must be uniformly assigned to vulnerable medical areas. Im Joon, professor at the University of Seoul Graduate School of Urban Health, said: “You should select students who have local ties, such as leaving middle and high schools in vulnerable areas, and turning them into a public health workforce. local after becoming a doctor. ” This proposal reflects the fear of moving to a big city without staying in a medically vulnerable area after the mandatory service period (10 years) stipulated by law if only metropolitan students gather. There was also a controversy that graduating from a public medical school would give them the opportunity to train and contract at the Seoul National University Hospital. This is a problem with the provisions of the Supreme Law of Public Medicine that allow obtaining a medical license after obtaining a master’s degree and being employed for the first time in a public health institution if the mandatory period of service (10 years) is fulfilled. However, public health institutions include not only national university hospitals like Seoul National University Hospital, but also local public health centers and medical centers. There are also suspicions that the policy is already being promoted, such as compensation from the land for which Namwon, Jeollabuk-do will establish a public medical school. The government explains that it is a ‘single step’ with the hopes of Namwon City. “In an area where a public medical school is desired, you can proceed to establish (land preparation, etc.) as soon as the law is passed.” Namwon City has been promoting the establishment of a public medical school since February 2018, when Seonam University was closed. Despite continuous clarification from the government, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare said: “The relevant legislation has not yet been seriously discussed. We will respond. “Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Seong-ju said:” The proposed bill means that social discussions will begin now. It is inappropriate to talk about the contents of the bill as if all the contents of the bill are decided, “he said. By Choi Ha-yan, Staff Reporter [email protected]
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