![]() The recruitment rate of internal medicine residents was 85% in the first half of 2015. According to statistics provided by the Korean Hospital Association, the application rate for internal medicine reached 150% in 2004, and then decreased to 139% in 2010, 109% in 2014, and 92.2% in 2015. Moreover, the number of internal medicine residents in Korea has been decreasing for various reasons. ![]() This has created a temporary employment gap in the treatment of inpatients in teaching hospitals. Additionally, the special act for medical residents implemented in December 2015 has reduced the hours of training per week to 88 hours, limited the maximum hours of continuous training to 36 hours, and guaranteed at least 10 hours of break while on on-call duties. ![]() ![]() In compliance with the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s policy of Korea, resident quotas have been cut down to balance them with the number of residents who pass the National Examination for Medical Practitioners since 2013. ![]()
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