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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.


The George Washington University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
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Last updated: March 10, 2004

 

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