Final Report of 2015 Korean Emergency Physician Survey (KEPS)

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.): 1-24.

2015 응급의학과 전문의 총조사 최종보고서

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

Final Report of 2015 Korean Emergency Physician Survey (KEPS)

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: April 19, 2016; Revised: May 3, 2016 Accepted: May 16, 2016. Published online: October 30, 2016.

ABSTRACT

The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine (KSEM) in celebration of its 20 years took upon itself to survey its members on how they are faring in their workplaces, in 2010. The survey was called 2010 Korean Emergency Physician Survey (KEPS). 2010 KEPS was the first survey of its kind conducted by KSEM. The results were striking in that it revealed overburdened Emergency Physicians (EP) working in less than ideal conditions and dissatisfied as a whole. But these results only went as far as reflecting the state of emergency medicine (EM) in Korea in the eyes of KSEM members, and not enough effort was put into finding the causes or in improving the state of EM. In turn, KSEM members were dismayed with the use of survey results. The purpose of 2015 KEPS was to find out the changes in current state of EP, which were little or no changes. The results will be analyzed and prioritized to resolve any policy and well-being issues by providing meaningful and effective resolution plans. If given the choice to reselect the EM specialty dropped. Clearly the results won’t improve unless EP ourselves take the initiative. The 2015 survey team devoted themselves in seeing the bigger picture for the future of EM. They agreed in order to secure a continuous advancement in EM it is imperative to improve the satisfaction and respect of the EP before anything else. The results of the survey must serve to improve working conditions and longevity of EP.

Key words: Emergency Physician, Survey, Workload, Workforce, Wellbeing