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Tamil Nadu: Medical college students replace Hippocratic oath by Charak Shapath, notice issued

Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 1 (ANI): The Directorate of Medical Education of the Tamil Nadu government issued a notice to the Madurai Medical College and sought an explanation against the first-year students taking the Charak oath instead of the Hippocratic oath in the reception celebration.

ANI May 01, 2022 14:56 IST googleads

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Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 1 (ANI): The Directorate of Medical Education of the Tamil Nadu government issued a notice to the Madurai Medical College and sought an explanation against the first-year students taking the Charak oath instead of the Hippocratic oath in the reception celebration.
Madurai Government Medical College organised a welcome reception for the first-year students on Saturday. It was reported that during the oath-taking ceremony, the students, dressed in their uniforms, replaced the centuries-old tradition of Greek origin, the Hippocratic oath with 'Charak Shapath'.
The Directorate of Medical Education has sought an explaination from the principal of the medical college regarding the incident.
The Hippocratic Oath is an ancient pledge of medical ethical conduct, taken by the medical students as an important step in becoming a doctor.
During the ceremony, Tamil Nadu finance minister, Palanivel Thiagarajan, Minister of Commercial Taxes, P. Moorthy, District Collector Dr S. Aneesh Sekhar, and Medical College Principal, Dr A.Rathinavel were present. (ANI)

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