Senior doctors in South Korea submit resignations, deepening dispute over medical school plan

By HYUNG-JIN KIM
Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Senior doctors at major hospitals in South Korea have begun submitting their resignations in support of medical interns and residents who have been on a strike over the government’s push to sharply increase medical school admissions. The move on Monday comes after President Yoon Suk Yeol called for talks with doctors while suggesting a possible softening of punitive steps against the striking junior doctors. It’s unclear whether and how soon the government and doctors would sit down for talks and reach a breakthrough. About 12,000 interns and medical residents have faced impending suspensions of their licenses over their strikes, which are now in their fifth week.