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TheOsteopathic Oath is an oath commonly administered to osteopathic physicians who practice osteopathic medicine in the United States. Similar to the Hippocratic Oath, it is a statement of professional values
and ethics. The first version of the oath was created in 1938,
and the current version of the
oath has been in use since 1954.



Although taking the oath is not required or legally binding, it
is commonly seen as a rite of
passage. History of the Oath The Oath was first developed in
1938 by a committee formed by
the Associated Colleges of
Osteopathy, headed by Frank E.
MacCracken, DO. In 1954, some
amendments were adopted to create the current text.



Use In the United States, all
osteopathic medical schools
administer the Osteopathic Oath,
often in the context of a white coat ceremony. The Oath upholds the concepts of confidentiality, evidence based medicine, and nonmaleficence. It also specifically forbids euthanasia, but does not address abortion. In a 2000 survey of US medical
schools, all of the then extant
medical schools administered
some type of professional oath.
Among allopathic schools, 62 of 122 used the Hippocratic Oath,
or a modified version of it. The
other 60 schools used the
original or modified Declaration of Geneva, Oath of Maimonides, or an oath authored by students
and or faculty. All 19 osteopathic
schools used the Osteopathic Oath.



Like the Hippocratic Oath and
similar professional oaths, the
Osteopathic Oath is not legally
binding, nor is it required in
order to become a practicing
physician. However, reciting the Oath is considered an important
rite of passage for a new osteopathic physician

Source: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteopathic_Oath

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