A Scientist’s Oath

A Hippocratic Oath for life scientists

During the final phase of a threeyear-long programme to enhance the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), representatives of the States Parties met twice in 2005 “to discuss and promote common understanding and effective action on the content, promulgation, and adoption of codes of conduct for scientists” (United Nations, 2005b). The issue of codes of conduct is becoming increasingly ...

Oath of Hippocrates

Hippocrates' Oath is challenged.

Dutch medical oath.

In the first part of this article, the booklet Dutch Medical Oath is reviewed. The content of the new oath is discussed as are the reasons for revision of the previous version of the oath. This is followed by a short history of the oath. In the second part of the article the oath is compared with the seven competencies of a medical specialist. The new oath contains elements of six of these seve...

Oath of Canadian Citizenship