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>> Faculty, distinguished guests,
family, friends, and most of all,
the graduates of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
I'm so honored to participate in graduation with you today
by reciting with you the Oath of Hippocrates.
While administered in a variety of forms,
this oath provides the opportunity for us together
to affirm our devotion to patients,
the noble profession of medicine,
and the betterment of humanity.
So graduates, please join me in reciting this oath.
I do solemnly swear,
>> Graduates: I do solemnly swear,
>> by that which I hold most sacred,
>> Graduates: by that which I hold most sacred,
>> that I will be fully committed to those I served
>> Graduates: that I will be fully committed
to those I served
>> and just and loyal
>> Graduates: and just and loyal
>> to the profession of medicine and its members
>> Graduates: to the profession of medicine and its members
>> that I will lead my life
>> Graduates: that I will lead my life
>> and practice my art
>> Graduates: and practice my art
>> in uprightness and honor,
>> Graduates: in uprightness and honor,
>> and into whatsoever house I shall enter
>> Graduates: and into whatsoever house I shall enter
>> it shall be for the good of the sick
>> Graduates: it shall be for the good of the sick
>> to the utmost of my power
>> Graduates: to the utmost of my power
>> holding myself aloof from wrong,
>> Graduates: holding myself aloof from wrong,
>> from corruption,
>> Graduates: from corruption,
>> and from the tempting of others to vice
>> Graduates: and from the tempting of others to vice
>> that I will exercise my art
>> Graduates: that I will exercise my art
>> solely for the care of my patients
>> Graduates: solely for the care of my patients
>> and will give no drug
>> Graduates: and will give no drug
>> and perform no operation
>> Graduates: and perform no operation
>> without justifiable purpose
>> Graduates: without justifiable purpose
>> nor ever suggest it,
>> Graduates: nor ever suggest it,
>> that whatsoever I shall see or hear
>> Graduates: that whatsoever I shall see or hear
>> of the lives of men and women
>> Graduates: of the lives of men and women
>> which is not fitting to be spoken
>> Graduates: which is not fitting to be spoken
>> I will keep inviolably secrets,
>> Graduates: I will keep inviolably secrets,
>> these things I do promise.
>> Graduates: these things I do promise.
>> And in proportion, as I am faithful to this, my oath,
>> Graduates: And in proportion,
as I am faithful to this, my oath,
>> may happiness and good repute be ever mine.
>> Graduates: may happiness and good repute be ever mine.
>> The opposite if I shall be forsworn.
>> Graduates: The opposite if I shall be forsworn.
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>> Congratulations, Doctors of medicine.
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