Number of obstetricians falls short in Korea

Many hospitals are suffering from a shortage of obstetricians, but the deficiency is expected to get worse as residents tend to avoid the obstetric field.

According to the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, only two residents, two residents or just three percent of the quota of 66 applied to become obstetricians in the second-half recruitment, which is considered a profession full ...