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Medical Oath |
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Hippocratic Oath |
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I
swear by Apollo Physician, by Asclepius, by Health, by Heal-all, and by all
the Gods and Goddesses, making them witnesses, that I will carry out,
according to my ability and judgment, this oath and this indenture. To
regard my teacher in this art as equal to my parents; to make him partner in
my livelihood, and when he is in need of money to share mine with him, to
consider his offspring equal to my brothers; to teach them this art; if they
require to learn it, without fee or indenture; and to impart precept, oral
instruction, and all the other learning, to my sons, to the sons of my
teacher, and to pupils who have signed the indenture and sworn obedience to
the physicians' Law, but to none other. I will use treatment to help the sick
according to my ability and judgment, but I will never use it to injure or
wrong them. I will not give poison to anyone though asked to do so, nor will
I suggest such a plan. Similarly I will not give a pessary to a woman to
cause abortion. But in purity and in holiness, I will guard my life and my
art. I will not use the knife on sufferers from stone, but I will give place
to such as are craftsmen therein. Into
whatsoever houses I enter, I will do so to help the sick, keeping myself free
from all intentional wrongdoing and harm, especially from fornication with
woman or man, bond or free. Whatsoever
in the course of practice I see or hear (or even outside my practice in
social intercourse) that ought never to be published abroad, I will not
divulge, but will consider such things to be holy secrets. Now
if I keep this oath and break it not, may I enjoy honor, in my life and art,
among all men for all time; but if I transgress and forswear myself, may the
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Modern Oath |
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At
the time of registration, each applicant shall be given a copy of the
following declaration by the Registrar concerned and the applicant shall read
and agree to abide by the same:
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