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cari83
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Thank you all for the advice on this. I'm confused now as to whether I can refuse it or not. I thought about just doing it. But I think that no one has the right to force me to get a test like this and hand over the results, whether they're my employer or not. It's about privacy, not my health. I'm perfectly capable of getting this test on my own and taking care of my health.
They didn't tell me I had to go to a specific place. My co-teacher gave me a form in Korean and told me to get the test and give it back to her.
I guess it all depends. One of you is getting asked to do the prostate exam, one is getting asked to do the stomach cancer exam, and then littlelisa said she didn't have to do the test I'm talking about on her 2 year exam.
I know some of you are saying it's the government asking me to get the test, because I'm insured through them. But them saying they're going to fine the school if we don't do it is pretty crazy. That'll cause me to be pressured into it, which makes me uncomfortable. (I'm not sure if my school is going to say anything about a fine. I guess I'll find out when I tell my co-teacher "no." I bet that's going to be unpleasant. She did seem to panic when I expressed my reluctance to do it.) |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 12:47 am Post subject: Re: Female public school teachers over 30 - medical test? |
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| What if I did have cancer? What are they going to do? |
They would probably fire you. |
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absolutmike
Joined: 28 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2013 12:04 am Post subject: |
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Well I said NO, and nothing became of it, besides a short period of panic on the part of the Korean staff. The school was NOT fined, I did NOT lose my insurance. Maybe those words were a Scare Tactic?
I'm now 43, still in Korea, and still have NOT done the prostate exam during my NHIC health check - and nothing has happened every year, with the exception of some panic on the part of the Korean staff. No fines, no loss of insurance.
Someone could call NHIC and specifically ask them about a certain test to see if it is truly 'mandatory' or not. I think the communications that we receive that something is 'mandatory' are usually wrong, and the person saying it truly has no idea.
People are really naive if they think their medical information in Korea is private. Doctors and medical clinics used to call where I worked, or the staff would call the clinic and there was no hestitation to divulge anything about the foreign staff. |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2013 5:19 pm Post subject: Re: Female public school teachers over 30 - medical test? |
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My co-teacher told me I need to get a PAP smear and give them the results. She gave me a form in Korean to give to a doctor and return. She says it's because I'm over 30 now. I'm almost 30 American but not yet. If they're going by my Korean age, I was over 30 last year. My friend who was here last year was 32, and wasn't given the form. I guess it's possible they request it every few years, as I'm a little over 2 years into my contract.
I would like to know, have any other female public school teachers been asked to do this? I feel like it's a little personal. I'm not against getting a test for my own health and private knowledge but it's really none of their business. What if I did have cancer? What are they going to do? Also - are male public school teachers over 30 getting prostate exams? |
Your coteacher is mistaken. We don't do the Korean exams as we aren't permanant government employees. We only do those renewal medical tests. You can do one if you wish for health checks. But, it's not necessary for your job. Contact your POE, co-ordinator, EPIK, whomever. |
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Who's Your Daddy?
Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2013 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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| absolutmike wrote: |
Well I said NO, and nothing became of it, besides a short period of panic on the part of the Korean staff. The school was NOT fined, I did NOT lose my insurance. Maybe those words were a Scare Tactic?
I'm now 43, still in Korea, and still have NOT done the prostate exam during my NHIC health check - and nothing has happened every year, with the exception of some panic on the part of the Korean staff. No fines, no loss of insurance.
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Interesting. I wondered that. Were you in a public school? It seems in public schools everything is "mandatory." Part of what bothers me about management workers here is you can't trust anything they tell you. They lie through their teeth. I would believe there are not repercussions, it was just BS. |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| absolutmike wrote: |
Well I said NO, and nothing became of it, besides a short period of panic on the part of the Korean staff. The school was NOT fined, I did NOT lose my insurance. Maybe those words were a Scare Tactic?
I'm now 43, still in Korea, and still have NOT done the prostate exam during my NHIC health check - and nothing has happened every year, with the exception of some panic on the part of the Korean staff. No fines, no loss of insurance.
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Interesting. I wondered that. Were you in a public school? It seems in public schools everything is "mandatory." Part of what bothers me about management workers here is you can't trust anything they tell you. They lie through their teeth. I would believe there are not repercussions, it was just BS. |
Partly it's them being lazy and not wanting to look further into it.
Partly, it's them doing what their ajossi tells them to do without question. |
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tophatcat
Joined: 09 Aug 2006
Location: under the hat
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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| absolutmike wrote: |
Well I said NO, and nothing became of it, besides a short period of panic on the part of the Korean staff. The school was NOT fined, I did NOT lose my insurance. Maybe those words were a Scare Tactic?
I'm now 43, still in Korea, and still have NOT done the prostate exam during my NHIC health check - and nothing has happened every year, with the exception of some panic on the part of the Korean staff. No fines, no loss of insurance.
Someone could call NHIC and specifically ask them about a certain test to see if it is truly 'mandatory' or not. I think the communications that we receive that something is 'mandatory' are usually wrong, and the person saying it truly has no idea.
People are really naive if they think their medical information in Korea is private. Doctors and medical clinics used to call where I worked, or the staff would call the clinic and there was no hestitation to divulge anything about the foreign staff. |
^Correct^
I had a health check before coming to Korea. I did a year at a public school. The handler/teacher in charge of overseeing me told me I needed to do another health check. I said no. She said there would be fines. I said no. She said it was a requirement. I said not for me. I finished my year at the school. She asked me if I would like to do another year at the school. I said no.
I still can't believe that people are naive enough to take the cr** that is dumped on them. |
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jazzmaster
Joined: 30 Sep 2013
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I've done all the medical checks. All of the staff at my workplace have to take a medical check. The older staff are told they can get a prostate checks if they want. I'll take a free prostate check. I think the benefit of early cancer diagnosis outways the obvious negatives. |
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ajuma
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
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| Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 9:37 am Post subject: |
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| I just had my 2 year health check done this week and I was offered the OPTION to have the pap test and mammogram. I declined as I had them done myself. No hassle from anyone. |
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