Think you have it tough? Young docs in Japan work for no pay
After working a full week for free, they earn a living in the evenings and on weekends
If you think working conditions for doctors in Australia are tough, spare a thought for young doctors in Japan.
The country partly staffs its university hospitals with medical graduates who do a full week’s work for – absolutely nothing.
So, at least, allege the two authors of a letter published in the Lancet.
The bizarre situation is the result of limits on the the number of paid doctors working at university hospitals that are set by the nation’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, say the authors.
