2013 First in the Family Humanist Awardee Hugo Cervantes: What This Scholarship Means To Me
The classic version of the Hippocratic Oath states that a physician should keep the sick from “harm and injustice”. A modern version of the oath used in many medical schools declares that physicians should remember that they remain members of society, “with special obligations to all fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.”
For some physicians, living out the promises of their oaths manifests itself in using their platform and medical expertise to highlight issues of social justice and social inequality, and in particular, the degree to which social inequities impact health outcomes. [READ FULL ARTICLE HERE]
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