Who is required to take the Hippocratic Oath?
The Hippocratic Oath is an oath historically taken by doctors/physicians. This oath requires a new doctor to swear to uphold specific ethical standards while he or she is a practitioner of medicine. The Hippocratic Oath is considered a rite of passage for every newcomer.
The punishment for breaking the Hippocratic Oath varies from a minor penalty, warning or fine to losing the right to practice medicine. Anyway, in the modern word the oath has only a symbolic significance.
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What are your thoughts on this subject?
97 Comments
Damomma blv
Politicians take the hypocrite oath lol
James Schommer
I think politicians & lawyers need to do the same
currijr
Politicians SHOULD have to take the first part of this oath "FIRST, DO NO HARM!"
thevoyers
that should be all the above! sadly it's not.
Player
The oath has only a symbolic significance.
Cheryl Love
Physicians, actually. I’m a doctor, I don’t see patients.
Also, the Hippocratic Oath does not, and has never include the words “first do no harm”. Look it up.
Cheryl Love
currijr, the Hippocratic Oath does not, and has never, included those words. Look it up.
Marc
This is a lie. No Dixie is required to take the osth
Noelito
James Schommer, The world will end before that ever happened 🤣😂
Di
And Nurse's I took it when I passed my exams to be a nurse back in 1976! Not sure ifthey still do!!
Amy Miller
It only applies to MDs. DOs take the Osteopathic Oath. I was at a graduation once
Carol Anne Hawkins
The real correct answer is no one! Doctors don’t actually take the Hippocratic Oath, at least not nowadays.
Irene Townsend
thevoyers, I agree, that's what I was looking for as the answer
Donna Smith
Missed it
loisd
Especially politicians!!
Rolande Ouellette
Damomma blv, they're Hippocratic oath, but lie alot lol
Andy Fobear
The oath is not required and is becoming increasingly uncommon. The really, full oath is quite odd with strange allegiances to a variety of gods and requirements to teach family members for free and such.