Seoul National University Medical School Professors' Association Emergency Committee Chair: "No Resident Doctors on Leave Corresponding to Martial Law"

Martial Command: "Medical Personnel Leaving Medical Sites Must Return to Their Duties Within 48 Hours"

Kang Hee-kyung, Chairperson of the Emergency Response Committee of the Seoul National University College of Medicine and Hospital Professors' Association, stated that "there are currently no resident doctors who have left their duties" in response to the Martial Law Command Headquarters Proclamation (No. 1), which orders "all medical personnel who are on strike or have left the medical field to return to their duties and work diligently within 48 hours."

Professor Kang Hee-kyung, Chairperson of the Emergency Response Committee at Seoul National University College of Medicine, is delivering a keynote speech at the discussion forum titled "Medical Reform, Where Is It Heading?" held on the 10th at the Convergence Building of Seoul National University College of Medicine in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

At around 11:33 PM on the 4th, Chairperson Kang announced through the emergency response committee's notice room of the Seoul National University College of Medicine and Hospital Professors' Association, "If it were June, there would have been resident doctors who left, but there are none now." This means that most resident doctors have resigned from their training hospitals after June, following the government's approval of their resignations.

According to Article 5 of the Martial Law Command Headquarters Proclamation, all medical personnel, including resident doctors who are on strike or have left the medical field, must return to their duties and work diligently within 48 hours. Violations will be punished under the Martial Law Act.

Earlier, President Yoon Suk-yeol held an emergency address at around 10 AM on the same day and declared martial law.