[Revised by current events] The Oath of the Hebrew Physician
Dr. Aaron Lerner 25 July 2023

In light of the decision by The Israeli Medical Association that patients
who have been waiting many months for treatment scheduled for today will be
denied treatment unless said treatment is being provided on a private basis
it would appear that The Oath of the Hebrew Physician requires the following
revisions:

[ https://www.ima.org.il/InternesNew/ViewCategory.aspx?CategoryId=4139 for
the original as it appears on the website of The Israeli Medical
Association]

[Revised by current events] The Oath of the Hebrew Physician

Medical cadets

You stand today before your teachers in the ways of medicine and its
principles to take the medical oath and to fulfill the covenant to the best
of your ability and judgment for the purpose of establishing a generation of
physicians instilled with the desire to act and the belief in its mission to
provide relief to those in pain.

And this is the covenant which I contract with you today:

You will fulfill your duty day and night to stand by the sick in their
distress at any time and at any hour.
[REVISION: Unless we are engaged in a political protest and the patient is
not paying privately for treatment]

And fully serve human life from its emergence from the mother’s womb and the
welfare of humans will unceasingly be your ultimate consideration.

And you will aid the sick irrespective of whether they are converts or
gentiles or citizens, whether they are ignominious or respected.

And you will have the wisdom to understand the soul of the sick, to lift
their spirits with perspicacity and love of man.

Do not hasten to pass judgment and weigh your decisions on the scales of
unqualified wisdom and experience.

Be loyal to those who put their trust in you, do not disclose their secrets
and do not spread what you know to others.

Act to serve the health and welfare of the public and to alleviate the
distress of the people.
[REVISION: Unless we are engaged in a political protest and the patient is
not paying privately for treatment]

Honor and respect your teachers who guided you in the knowledge of medicine

Seek wisdom and do not desist for it is your life and from it shall flow the
outcomes of life.

Heed the dignity of your friends for in honoring them you will be honored.


You will cherish the words of this covenant in your mind and in your heart
and follow them and all answer Amen.

Amen thus we shall do


We hope your endeavors will glorify the heritage of medicine
Prof. L. Heylprin, 1952, Jerusalem
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