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Acquiring Civilian Medical Workforce To resolve the problem of medical
and Enhancing the Expertise of assistance being provided by unqua-
Military Medical Workforce lified medics within military medi-
cal institutions, the MND has hired
886 civilian medical personnel, including pharmacists, radiologists, and clinical
pathologists in military hospitals and division-level medical corps with civilian
workforce. Moreover, to prevent the deterioration of expertise and proficiency of
medical personnel due to the practice of primarily assigning short-term medical
officers and rotation of nursing personnel, the "Defense Personnel Management
Directive" has been revised to ensure that long-term medical officers in clinical
positions and nursing officers with specialization serve for a long period of time at
the Armed Forces Capital Hospital and surgery-intensive hospitals.
In association with public medical university, the MND plans to devise measures
for acquiring long-term medical officers, and secure budgets and improve the system
to expand the application of medical officers for long-term services. The MND also
seeks to provide night allowances so as to secure nursing personnel, which is in
manpower shortage.

Establishing and Operating the The ROK Armed Forces is gearing up to
Armed Forces Trauma Center open the "Armed Forces Trauma Center"
to secure their own treatment capacity for Chapter 7
traumas, such as gunshot wounds and blast injuries that usually occur only in the
military, according to choice and concentration.

Currently, the MND has acquired the facilities and equipment to meet MOHW
standards for designation of regional trauma centers, and, is preparing to allow
patients to receive high-quality trauma treatment in cooperation with the Seoul
National University Bundang Hospital.
To enhance the capabilities of the Korea Armed Forces Capital Hospital, the MND
has conducted consulting on development strategies for trauma centers and relevant
hospitals through external experts, and plans to continue its cooperation with the
private sector.

Joint Operation of Government-Wide In order to respond to emergency pati-
Air Ambulances and Reinforcement ents in the military, the MND is en-
of Cooperation with Firefighters hancing government-wide coopera-
tion in relation to utilizing assets for
emergency patients medical evacuation and nurturing professional workforce.

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