Hippocratic Oath
The Hippocratic Oath, taken by physicians at the end of their medical studies, has become more of a formality than a genuine commitment to the profession and their patients. Here we transcribe it, both in its original version and in the modified version currently used at the University of Buenos Aires.
HIPPOCRATIC OATH
(Original version)
Latin version of Hippocrates. Opera Omnia. Edition of Radicius. Venice, 1736. Volume I.
“I swear by Apollo the physician, by Asclepius, Hygieia, and Panacea, and I call to witness all the gods and goddesses, to fulfill to the best of my ability and reason the following oath:
I will esteem as my parents the one who taught me this art, I will live with him, and if necessary, I will share my possessions with him; I will consider his children as my brothers and teach them this art without payment or written promise, should they need to learn it. I will communicate the principles, lessons, and everything else of the teaching to my children, to the children of the master who instructed me, to the disciples regularly enrolled and sworn in according to the regulations, but to no one else.
I will apply the regimens for the benefit of the sick according to my knowledge and understanding, and never for the harm of anyone. I will not, out of self-indulgence, give anyone a deadly remedy or advice that will lead to their death. Nor will I give a woman a pessary that could harm the life of the unborn child. I will keep my life and my art pure. I will not extract obvious stones; I will leave this operation to those who know how to perform surgery.
Into whatever house I enter, I will go for the benefit of the sick, avoiding all intentional harm and corruption, abstaining from the pleasure of love with women and men, free and enslaved. Whatever I see or hear in the course of my profession and in the course of my daily life that should not be divulged I will keep secret.
If I fulfill this oath completely, may I happily enjoy my life and my art and rejoice in perpetual glory among men. If I break it, may the opposite befall me.
HIPPOCRATIC OATH
(Current version)
“The oath you are about to take, by which you are admitted as members of the medical profession, constitutes an invocation to God, or to whatever each of you considers highest and most sacred in your moral conscience, as a testament to the commitment you undertake forever.
Upon being admitted to the medical profession, you solemnly pledge to dedicate your lives to the service of humanity and SWEAR:
Maintain the respect and recognition that your teachers deserve.
Practice your art with awareness and dignity.
Make the health and lives of your patients your first priority.
Respect the secret of those entrusted to your care.
To uphold, to the best of your ability, the honor and noble traditions of the medical profession.
Consider colleagues as brothers.
Never allow considerations of race, religion, nationality, party affiliation, or class to come between duty and the sick person.
To have absolute respect for human life from the moment of conception.
Do not use medical knowledge against the laws of humanity, even under threat.
“If you fully comply with this Oath, may you enjoy your life and your art and enjoy perpetual esteem among men. If you break it, may your conscience and the honor of the medical profession into which you have just entered demand it of you.”
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