To my patients:

I pledge to be your advocate, empowering you to make choices that reflect your values and beliefs.

I commit to valuing the complexities of your story and humanity while cherishing the experience of participating in your care.

I will work alongside you to support your wellbeing, recognizing that clinical training can never substitute the lived experiences of illness and suffering.

I promise to earn and honor your trust by keeping sacred the confidences you place in me.

To my profession:

I embrace the privilege to learn from my patients and colleagues, uncover new knowledge, and disseminate wisdom to future generations of diverse physicians.

I acknowledge my position as one of many in my patients’ care and pledge to support my collaborators through mutual respect, deference, and accountability.

I commit to recognizing the complex historical foundation of our field and the necessity of practicing medicine as an art.

I will engage critically with my profession, acting as an agent of change to promote inclusivity, a culture of care, and the betterment of medicine as a whole.

To society:

I dedicate myself to the service of humanity—acknowledging injustices, including those perpetuated by medicine—and promise to use this white coat as neither a weapon nor a shield.

I will use the knowledge and power entrusted to me to advocate for those most vulnerable and champion accessible, equitable, and sustainable care for all.

I promise to pursue truth and scientific progress for the advancement of population and community health.

I vow to uphold my professional integrity, even under threat, and I will always make decisions guided by the best available knowledge and sound scientific principles.

To myself:

I will recognize my limitations and act within my capabilities.

I commit to practicing humility, remembering that I am a lifelong student.

I will safeguard myself so that I may care for others.

I promise to anchor myself in the humanity I share with my patients so that I may find joy in healing.