Hippocrates

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Hippocrates and the Hippocratic Oath

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Hippocrates and the Hippocratic Oath

In movies or the television shows which centers on medicine and doctors we often come across with the Hippocratic Oath being mentioned . So what is the Hippocratic Oath and why is it important in the field of medicine ? Who is this man that that has created this oath sworn by our doctors around the world ? This man is Hippocrates , is a physician and teacher that have

lived more than 2000 years ago . He is regarded as one of the most remarkable physicians in the history of medicine

It is somehow difficult to characterize Hippocrates because his life was associated with many tales and association with the Greek gods According to some legends , Hippocrates himself , was a descendant of Asclepius , god of healing and son of Apollo (Sokol , 2008 . But Hippocrates was said to live sometime between 460 BC to 377 BC and was born in the Aegen island of Cos in the ancient Greece . He was the son of Heracleides and Praxithea , and belonged to a wealthy family that made it possible for him to have a fine education . He went to a secondary school after nine years of studying . In there , he had a comprehensive athletic training . After that , it is believed that he went as an apprentice of medicine under the care of his father . His training included going with his father and another doctor named Herodicus...