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2022 RESIDENCY PLACEMENTS DECLARATION OF GENEVA
The Declaration of Geneva was established by the World Medical Association (WMA) in 1948. It
OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY Louisiana State University - Shreveport, LA was a response to the crimes against humanity committed in the name of medical research at the
hands of Nazi physicians during WWII. The Declaration affirmed physicians’ commitment to the
Baptist Mem Med Education, TN Nova Southeastern University KPCOM, FL
humanitarian goals of medicine and was therefore intended as a modern version of the outdated
Howard University Hospital, DC St. John's Episcopal, NY Hippocratic Oath. Since 1948, the Declaration of Geneva has been amended several times to reflect
University of Illinois COM - Peoria UPHM, IL Tower Health/Phoenixville Hospital, PA the intricacies of medical practice in the present day
Univ of Virginia Health Science Center, VA
Adopted by the 2nd General Assembly of the World Medical Association, Geneva, Switzerland,
PATHOLOGY-ANATOMIC AND September 1948 and amended by the 22nd World Medical Assembly, Sydney, Australia, August
CLINICAL
RADIATION ONCOLOGY 1968 and the 35th World Medical Assembly, Venice, Italy, October 1983 and the 46th WMA General
Univ of Texas College of Medicine San Antonio, TX Assembly, Stockholm, Sweden, September 1994 and editorially revised by the 170th WMA Council
Case Western/University Hospitals, OH
Session, Divonne-les-Bains, France, May 2005 and the 173rd WMA Council Session, Divonne-les-
Bains, France, May 2006 and amended by the 68th WMA General Assembly, Chicago, United
PEDIATRICS
SURGERY - GENERAL States, October 2017
BayCare Health System, FL
Saint Mary's Hospital, CT
Beaumont Health System, MI
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center [UPMC], PA
BronxCare Health System, NY The Physician's Pledge
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals, PA
CMSRU/Cooper University Hospital, NJ
Maimonides Medical Center, NY AS A MEMBER OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION:
SURGERY - PRELIMINARY
Nicklaus Childrens Hospital-Miami, FL I SOLEMNLY PLEDGE to dedicate my life to the service of humanity;
Brooklyn Hospital Center, NY
Our Lady of the Lakes Reg Med Ctr LSU Baton Georgetown University, DC THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF MY PATIENT will be my first consideration;
Rouge Affiliate, LA
Indiana University School of Medicine, IN I WILL RESPECT the autonomy and dignity of my patient;
SIU SOM & Affil Hospitals, IL
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College I WILL MAINTAIN the utmost respect for human life;
Tucson Medical Center, AZ
of Medicine (New Rochelle), NY
University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, KS I WILL NOT PERMIT considerations of age, disease or disability, creed, ethnic origin, gender,
Riverside Community Hospital, VA
nationality, political affiliation, race, sexual orientation, social standing or any other factor to
University of Rochester, NY intervene between my duty and my patient;
Stanford University SOM, CA
Western Michigan University, MI
Univ of California - Irvine Medical Center, CA I WILL RESPECT the secrets that are confided in me, even after the patient has died;
I WILL PRACTISE my profession with conscience and dignity and in accordance with good
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND medical practice;
REHABILITATION
I WILL FOSTER the honour and noble traditions of the medical profession;
Eastern Virginia Medical School, VA
I WILL GIVE to my teachers, colleagues, and students the respect and gratitude that is their due;
PSYCHIATRY I WILL SHARE my medical knowledge for the benefit of the patient and the advancement
of healthcare;
Authority Health GME, MI
Charleston Area Medical Center, SC I WILL ATTEND TO my own health, well-being, and abilities in order to provide care of the
highest standard;
Citrus Health Network, FL
I WILL NOT USE my medical knowledge to violate human rights and civil liberties, even
Henry Ford Allegiance Health, MI
under threat;
I MAKE THESE PROMISES solemnly, freely, and upon my honour.
