2015 Korean Society of Emergency Physician Survey (KEPS): Major Changes from 2010 to 2015

Lee, Hyung Min; Cho, Kwang Hyun; Yang, Hyuk Jun; Kim, In Byung; Lee, Ki Joong; Han, Seung Baik; Oh, Se Hyun; Kim, Chol; Park, Jun Seok; Kang, Young Jun; Park, Hyun Kyung; Park, Yoo Seok; Kang, Ku Hyun; Cho, Han Jin; Cho, Yeong Sun; Park, Jun Beom; Jeong, Jin Woo; Park, Kyung Hye; Choi, Dai Hai; Jung, Si Young; Park, Ju Ok; Lee, Dong Wook; Son, Jae Don; Kim, Joo Yeong

J Korean Soc Emerg Med > Volume 27(5 Suppl.); 2016 > Article

Original Article

Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2016;27(5 Suppl.): 25-40.

2015 대한응급의학회 응급의학과 전문의 총조사: 2010-2015년까지 주요한 변화들

이형민¹, 조광현², 양혁준³, 김인병⁴, 이기중⁵, 한승백¹, 오세현⁶, 김철⁷, 박준석⁸, 강영준⁹, 박현경¹⁰, 박유석¹¹, 강구현¹², 조한진¹³, 조영순¹⁴, 박준범¹⁵, 정진우¹⁶, 박경혜¹⁷, 최대해¹⁸, 정시영⁴, 박주옥¹⁹, 이동욱²⁰, 손재돈²¹, 김주영¹³

¹인하대학교병원 응급의학과
²을지병원 응급의학과
³가천대학교길병원 응급의학과
⁴명지병원 응급의학과
⁵포항 세명기독병원
⁶강릉아산병원 응급의학과
⁷평택굿모닝병원 응급의학과
⁸인제대학교일산백병원 응급의학과
⁹제주대학교 응급의학과
¹⁰강동경희대병원 응급의학과
¹¹연세대학교세브란스병원 응급의학과
¹²한림대학교강남성심병원 응급의학과
¹³고려대학교안산병원 응급의학과
¹⁴순천향대학교부천병원 응급의학과
¹⁵순천향대학교병원 응급의학과
¹⁶동아대학교병원 응급의학과
¹⁷인제대학교해운대백병원 응급의학과
¹⁸동국대학교경주병원 응급의학과
¹⁹한림대학교 동탄성심병원 응급의학과
²⁰순천향대학교천안병원 응급의학과
²¹국군수도병원 응급의학과

2015 Korean Society of Emergency Physician Survey (KEPS): Major Changes from 2010 to 2015

Hyung Min Lee¹, Kwang Hyun Cho², Hyuk Jun Yang³, In Byung Kim⁴, Ki Joong Lee⁵, Seung Baik Han¹, Se Hyun Oh⁶, Chol Kim⁷, Jun Seok Park⁸, Young Jun Kang⁹, Hyun Kyung Park¹⁰, Yoo Seok Park¹¹, Ku Hyun Kang¹², Han Jin Cho¹³, Yeong Sun Cho¹⁴, Jun Beom Park¹⁵, Jin Woo Jeong¹⁶, Kyung Hye Park¹⁷, Dai Hai Choi¹⁸, Si Young Jung⁴, Ju Ok Park¹⁹, Dong Wook Lee²⁰, Jae Don Son²¹, Joo Yeong Kim¹³

¹Inha Univ. Hospital
²Eulji Hospital
³Gachon Univ. Gil Hospital
⁴Myongji Hospital
⁵Pohang SM chrisianity Hospital
⁶Ulsan Univ. Gangneung Asan Hospital
⁷Pyeongtaek Goodmorning Hospital
⁸Inje Univ. Ilsan Baik Hospital
⁹Jeju Univ. Hospital
¹⁰Kangdong Kyunghee Univ. Hospital
¹¹Yonsei Univ. Severance Hospital
¹²Hallim Univ. Gangnam Sacred Heart Hospital
¹³Korea Univ. Ansan Hospital
¹⁴Soonchonhyang Univ. Bucheon Hospital
¹⁵Soonchonhyang Univ. Hospital
¹⁶Dong-A Univ. Hospital
¹⁷Haeundae Baik Hospital
¹⁸Dongguk Univ. Gyeongju Hospiral
¹⁹Hallim Univ. Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital
²⁰Soonchonhyang Univ. Chonan Hospital
²¹The Armed Force Medical Command

Correspondence

Kwang Hyun Cho ,Tel: 02) 970-8374, Fax: 02) 970-8377, Email: guskhan@gmail.com,

Received: March 21, 2016; Revised: March 24, 2016 Accepted: May 3, 2016. Published online: October 30, 2016.

ABSTRACT

Purpose:
The second Korean Emergency Physician Survey (KEPS) was done in 2015. 2010 KEPS, first comprehensive study on emergency physicians (EP) in Korea, revealed EP felt over-burdened and unsatisfied. The purpose of 2015 KEPS was to find out what changed since the last survey, and what we need for the future.
Method:
2015 KEPS Committee way established. 2010 survey questions were reviewed by the committee. The survey was on 1,418 members of Korean Society of Emergency Medicine (KESM), using a questionnaire on the web and e-mail from June to October of 2015.
Results:
437 (31%) EP working in 182 hospitals participated in the survey. The biggest change was the increase in the number of EP. There were 1,120 (79%) clinically active EP working in all types of emergency facilitis. Even though working hours have decreased from 232.7 to 210.4 hours per month, night shifts increased from 7.4 to 7.6 per month. Average salary has increased but satisfaction is still dismal. The answers to choosing the specialty again, and the satisfaction with Emergency Medical Services system, and the prospect in 10 years have decreased. Expectation during Residency training increased.
Conclusion:
Increase in the number of EP, brought about improvements in the welfare and working conditions. But the satisfaction is still low. In order to build a better future for EM. There must be some form of improvement in satisfaction of EP in following years.

Key words: Korean Emergency Physician Survey, Satisfaction, Workforce, Workload. Well-being