Choi Sejin
Seoul Detention Center, Ministry of Justice, Uiwang, Korea.
Korean Association of Public Health Doctors, Seoul, Korea.
J Prev Med Public Health. 2020 May;53(3):175-177. doi: 10.3961/jpmph.20.105. Epub 2020 Apr 14.
Public health doctors of Korea contributed significantly to massive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing. They were immediately dispatched to epicenters of the COVID-19 pandemic, and have run tests at screening centers, airport quarantines and hospitals. However, their expertise from in-field experience has been often neglected. It is time to reorganize public health doctor system to better prepare for future epidemics. Transforming and strengthening their roles as public health experts through systematic training is crucial.
韩国的公共卫生医生在大规模的2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)检测中做出了重大贡献。他们立即被派往COVID-19大流行的中心地区,并在筛查中心、机场检疫点和医院进行检测。然而,他们从实地经验中积累的专业知识却常常被忽视。现在是时候重组公共卫生医生体系,以便更好地为未来的疫情做准备了。通过系统培训来转变和强化他们作为公共卫生专家的角色至关重要。