The College of Medicine at Al-Kindy, University of Baghdad, held the medical oath ceremony in the presence of the President of the University of Baghdad, Prof. Dr. Alaa Abdulhussein Attiya Hassan, and the President of Al-Mustansiriyah University, Prof. Dr. Safaa Al-Issawi, in an academic atmosphere that embodied the humanitarian and ethical values of the medical profession and affirmed the importance of adhering to professional responsibility in serving society.
In his speech at the ceremony, the President of the University of Baghdad affirmed that the university gave its students knowledge and placed its trust in them, and that it now presents them to society as physicians who carry its name and venerable history. He expressed his hope that they would be an honorable extension of its scientific and humanitarian mission and would contribute to building a more advanced and efficient Iraqi health system.
He noted that taking the medical oath is not merely the recitation of words expressing professional commitment, but a moral and humanitarian covenant before God, conscience, and society. It places human life as a trust in the physicians’ hands and makes human dignity paramount above all other considerations. He stressed the need to practice the profession with sound knowledge, a living conscience, and a humane spirit founded on compassion and equality without discrimination.
The ceremony reflects the commitment of the College of Medicine at Al-Kindy to instilling ethical and professional principles in its students and strengthening the humanitarian values that underpin medical practice, thereby contributing to preparing physicians with scientific competence and moral responsibility, who fulfill their mission in serving members of society and improving the health situation in Iraq.
This activity contributes to achieving a number of the Sustainable Development Goals, namely Goal 3 (Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-being for All at All Ages) and Goal 4 (Quality Education), in addition to Goal 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
