女儿的毕业典礼是7月15日上午在 Barbican Centre 举行的。大厅中灯火辉煌,气氛十分庄严。医学毕业生们身穿的黑色毕业礼服镶有紫色的披带,帽沿下一双双兴奋的眼睛既有成人的自信、也有孩童的稚气。想到数日后这些毕业生就会作为医生为人治病疗伤了,真替他们高兴、同时也有些担心。
礼台上铺着一条红地毯,毕业生一个个走过来接受校长的祝福。接下来就是校长带领毕业生宣读医生的誓言:
I pledge myself and promise:
· that I will exercise the art and science of Medicine to the best of my powers and in accord with the laws of honour and probity;
· that I will work for the benefit of all, whosoever shall seek my service, without distinction between great and small, rich and poor, youth and age, or good and bad;
· that I will hold my knowledge in trust for the benefit of the common weal;
· that I will remember the example of my teachers who have given me this knowledge and give to those that follow me the gift of knowledge which I have myself received;
· and whatever I shall hear in the lives of others, so be it improper to disclose, that I will not disclose.
各个学校都有自己不同的誓言,但基本上都有楼主所说的部分.下面是我儿子毕业时的:
The Hippocratic Oath:
Now being admitted to the profession of medicine, I solemnly pledge to consecrate my life to the service of humanity. I will give respect and gratitude to my deserving teachers. I will practice medicine with conscience and dignity. The health and life of my patient will be my first consideration.
I will hold in confidence all that my patient confides in me. I will maintain the honor and the noble traditions of the medical profession. My colleagues will be as my family. I will not permit considerations of race, religion, nationality, party politics or social standing to intervene between my duty and my patient. I will maintain the utmost respect for human life. Even under threat I will not use my knowledge contrary to the laws of humanity. There promises I make freely and upon my honor.
郑唐西 发表评论于
西方的人道?在中国,我们也有类似的誓言, 不过我记得好像是在刚刚入学时。
南山松 发表评论于
恭喜天涯觅路,有个当医生的女儿真好啊!
5speed 发表评论于
我希望中国的医生宣同样的誓言, 同时对待患者一视同仁 (无论地位高低、是富是贫)。在美国我经常看到医生对穷人,小孩,老人非常好, ER 对坏人也照顾不错.