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Why More Doctors May Not Mean More Essential-Specialty Physicians in Korea: A Paradox of Expansion

2026-01-01

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<h4>Background</h4> I present an illustrative conceptual model of how economic and legal disincentives may drive specialty and practice-setting misallocation in South Korean essential medicine, alongside—not instead of—aggregate workforce constraints, examined through the “Vital 5” specialties (Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Cardiothoracic Surgery). <h4>Methods</h4>...

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Literature Corpus work: 5a248f55-1d83-5e31-8214-1b2742e4e98d
DOI: 10.64898/2025.12.25.25343018

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