醫師誓詞(Declaration of Geneva)

Adopted by the 2nd General Assembly of the World Medical Association, Geneva, Switzerland, September 1948
and amended by the 22nd World Medical Assembly, Sydney, Australia, August 1968
and the 35th World Medical Assembly, Venice, Italy, October 1983
and the 46th WMA General Assembly, Stockholm, Sweden, September 1994
and editorially revised at the 170th Council Session, Divonne-les-Bains, France, May 2005 and the 173rd Council Session, Divonne-les-Bains, France, May 2006

AT THE TIME OF BEING ADMITTED AS A MEMBER OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION:
I SOLEMNLY PLEDGE to consecrate my life to the service of humanity;
I WILL GIVE to my teachers the respect and gratitude that is their due;
I WILL PRACTISE my profession with conscience and dignity;
THE HEALTH OF MY PATIENT will be my first consideration;
I WILL RESPECT the secrets that are confided in me, even after the patient has died;
I WILL MAINTAIN by all the means in my power, the honour and the noble traditions of the medical profession;
MY COLLEAGUES will be my sisters and brothers;
I WILL NOT PERMIT considerations of age, disease or disability, creed, ethnic origin, gender, nationality, political affiliation, race, sexual orientation, social standing or any other factor to intervene between my duty and my patient;
I WILL MAINTAIN the utmost respect for human life;
I WILL NOT USE my medical knowledge to violate human rights and civil liberties, even under threat;
I MAKE THESE PROMISES solemnly, freely and upon my honour.

在進身為醫界成員之際：
我謹鄭重宣誓願奉獻自己畢生的心力為人類服務；
我會尊敬並感戴師長；
我從事醫業，但憑良心與尊嚴；
病人的健康，我優先考慮；
我必尊重病人的隱情，即便在其往生之後亦然；
我定盡力維護醫界的榮譽與其高尚的傳統；
我視同業如兄弟姊妹；
我對病人的服務，不因其年齡、疾病或殘疾、信仰、族源、性別、國籍、政見、種族、性癖、社會地位或任何其他因素而有所差別；
我堅持對人命的最高尊重；
我絕不運用專業知識去違反人權與公民自由，即使遭受威脅亦義無反顧。
我鄭重其事，由衷自願，且以人格擔保，謹宣誓如上。
(林萬哲譯, 2006, 8, 30.)