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As we approach a new year with new hope, new challenges, and new possibilities, I am reminded of a journey that was started a long time ago with my younger son. This coming May he will be graduating from medical school.
It was merely a short four years ago that he stood up in an auditorium along with his fellow medical students wearing a short white coat and recited the Hippocratic oath.
At the core of this sacred pledge, a covenant is made by each of those who enter the calling of healthcare to “Do No Harm.”
It is the hope this pledge is carried out in one’s Professional and Personal life as this is a virtue that should always be reflected in one’s character no matter where they are, what activity they are engaged in, or who they are with.
Character Counts!
Words, Deeds, Acts, and Conduct matter!
Wouldn’t it be nice if all of us would make a pledge and be mindful not to intentionally, recklessly, or negligently engage in words, deeds, acts, or conduct that cause harm, be it physical or mental?
If you have the letters M.D. behind your name you are mandated, have pledged, and have entered into a social contract to uphold this shinning virtue and the rest of us should as well.
The world would be a much kinder, safer place if all of us could take this to heart and live by this powerful yet simple mandate “Do No Harm.”
Happy New Year!
-Elise
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