Physician's Oath: Synthesis

HOMEWORK

DUE MONDAY 9/26/16!

Select ONE of the three options to show your understanding of the contrast between the two physician’s oaths you studied in class. Due Mon 9/26.

•Option 1: Write two academic TE/EA paragraphs comparing and contrasting the Hippocratic Oath with the second oath you were assigned.
-Terms/phrases that must be included are: standard of care, euthanasia, moral principles, basis of law (underline those terms when they are used).
-Focus on the Hippocratic oath in the first paragraph and the other oath in the second paragraph.
-Be sure to use TE/EA structure for each. You can use your handouts to select quotes (E/E)
-Analysis of the first paragraph should the strengths and/or weaknesses of the Hippocratic oath and why they are important for patients and doctors
-Analysis of the first paragraph should the strengths and/or weaknesses of the second  oath and why they are important for patients and doctors. It should also leave the reader thinking about the impact of these two oaths and how they affect us today

•Option 2: Write a dialogue between two doctors who believe in the two different oaths. In it, they should be arguing with each other about which oath is the most successful and why. Get creative!
-Dialogue should be 1 - 2 pages long.
-Terms/phrases that must be included are: standard of care, euthanasia, moral principles, basis of law (underline those terms when they are used).
-Feel free to place this dialogue in current-day America!
Example: Hippocrates:”Hello Dr. Mal, I was wondering if     you would like to take the Hippocratic oath?     It’s the oldest doctor’s oath around!
    Dr. Mal: “Hey Hippocrates, I’m sorry but your     oath is so outdated. We don’t have the same
    moral principles as you did back then.”
      Hippocrates: “What do you mean? Why     would you say a thing like that?”
      Dr. Mal: “Well, you see…”

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•Option 3: Write your own physician’s oath. Combine the strongest and most successful elements of the different oaths we’ve studied in class to create the perfect example. Have fun, be creative!
-Oath should be approximately 1 page long.
-Your oath must address at least 10 of the 12 categories we studied in class (from your charts)
-You will also write a 1 page explanation for how and why you created your oath the way you did. Consider:
-Why did you include certain elements and exclude others?
-What was your thought process when considering what is most important for a doctor to believe in?
-What makes your oath the best out of the ones we studied in class? Give clear examples.