Korea Medical Association
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| Location |
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|---|---|
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 대한의사협회 |
| Hanja | 大韓醫師協會 |
| RR | Daehan uisa hyeophoe |
| MR | Taehan ŭisa hyŏphoe |
The Korean Medical Association (KMA; Korean: 대한의사협회) is a trade union in South Korea. It claims to represent 101,618[1] of the country's doctors.
In June 2000, the Association organised an indefinite strike in protest of government health reforms.[2] On March 10th, 2014 it organised a one-day strike in opposition to the government's plans to introduce telemedicine and against medical regulations they claimed infringed upon physicians' professional autonomy.[3] In August 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic with cases increasing in Korea, the Association organised a 3-day strike and its Korean Intern and Resident Association indefinite strike[4] in protest of the government's plan to increase the number of doctors over the next decade[5][6] rejecting the government's return-to-work order.[7] From February 1st 2024 it is organizing massive protests against the government's plan to increase medical school students.[8]
The Association publishes the Journal of the Korean Medical Association. Volume 60 was published in March 2017.[9]
