title: Dutch medical oath.
abstract: In the first part of this article, the booklet Dutch Medical Oath is reviewed. The content of the new oath is discussed as are the reasons for revision of the previous version of the oath. This is followed by a short history of the oath. In the second part of the article the oath is compared with the seven competencies of a medical specialist. The new oath contains elements of six of these seven competencies. This demonstrates that the oath is in keeping with the new medical educational demands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Utrecht University Medical Centre, Utrecht, the Netherlands. h.e.westerveld@med.uu.nl
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Westerveld
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Briet
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Houwaart
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Legemaate
authors.forename: Th J A M
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Meerman
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Breetvelt
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van der Wall
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D004501:Education, Medical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands