BENGALURU: The move by National Medical Commission (NMC) to replace the Hippocratic Oath with Charak Shapath has drawn flak from a large section of the medical fraternity as it’s being seen as a step towards mixing ayurveda with modern medicine.
TOI had reported in these columns on Friday that at a virtual meeting held on February 7, NMC directed medical colleges to do away with the Hippocratic Oath at the white coat ceremony for the new batch of first-year MBBS students beginning February 14, and replace it with Charak Shapath. However, NMC has not yet issued any notification on the Shapath, nor has its content been made public.
