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School of Medicine and Health Sciences Oath
All:
We pledge to serve our patients, their families, our community and each
other, with respect, competence, compassion, and humility.
We hold as our ideal the care and treatment of all of our patients. From
them we will learn.
We hold as our ideal the advancement of knowledge. Through it disease
will be understood, prevented and cured.
We hold as our ideal open-minded collaboration. To this we are collectively
committed.
We hold as our ideal critical self-evaluation. Through this we will grow.
Faculty/Alumni:
We, your faculty, promise to serve as worthy role models, as our own teachers
have before us.
Students/Residents:
We, your students, recognize the excellence and commitment of those from
whom we learn.
Faculty/Alumni:
We promise to support your personal and professional growth, in the clinic,
in the laboratory, in the community, and in your own teaching.
Students/Residents:
We promise to pursue responsibly our calling to patient care, to service,
and to research.
Faculty/Alumni:
We promise to maintain an environment where scientific integrity and ethical
standards sustain your trust in us.
Students/Residents:
We commit ourselves to the highest standards of academic honesty, scientific
integrity and ethical practice as students and in our professional lives.
All:
We honor The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health
Science's history of service to the people of the nation and its capital.
We embrace its rich tradition of teaching and research excellence.
We accept the challenges and opportunities of those alumni whom we follow.
We solemnly pledge our faith to this oath and our assistance to others
who do the same.
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