Comments on: The Contemporary Oath of Hippocrates

By: Parcho, MD

Parcho, MD — Wed, 23 May 2007 13:30:43 +0000

But "do no harm" isn't in the original Hippocratic Oath. Check out its history at Wikipedia. Interesting, I think. And congrats to you Jess.

By: pagingdrjess

pagingdrjess — Wed, 23 May 2007 12:33:03 +0000

Interesting. In wording, that’s pretty different from the oath I took, but in meaning, it’s pretty much the same. I like yours because it flows better but it lacks the famous “I will do no harm” line.

By: J A Greer

J A Greer — Tue, 22 May 2007 17:43:52 +0000

I notice that the prohibitions against assisted suicide and abortion have been removed for one thing.

Congrats too.

By: Parcho, MD

Parcho, MD — Sat, 19 May 2007 20:47:19 +0000

I only partly agree MSG.

Certain parts of the oath are still true–in a varied way. Such as the teaching aspect, or the patient confidentiality aspect.

That and it felt pretty “cool” to recite it. I guess that play some part!

By: MSG

MSG — Sat, 19 May 2007 13:54:43 +0000

I wonder why we still take an oath at all. It’s not taken seriously and is adjusted as times change. It’s like an antiquated religion that keeps changing just to stay cool. Good luck with residency.