Comparing the Original Oath to the new one, this Modern Hippocratic Oath (or what we will call MHO on this page) written by Louis Lasagna, Academic Dean of the School of Medicine at Tuffs University, 1964, starts off by eliminating the vows to the healing gods Asclepius, Hygieia and Panacea; and pledges to the concept of science, which Hippocrates, believes is the superior technique of the practice. Next in the MHO version, it dismisses the family tie between the teacher and student. The MHO goes on to explain, that all measures will be taken to benefit the sick, but the practitioner, will try to avoid making the same maltreatment twice, or royally screwing up. Following, the physician vows to understand that sympathy, warmth, and understanding may out weight, the surgery and drug treatment; and acknowledged one should not pretend to be god, sometimes the physician will find themselves being able to alter the patients life or death at times. The ending of the MHO, covers treating the patient as a whole, and not just parts. It also takes in consideration the patient’s family, making sure the hardship of economics and mental stability is taken into mind. MHO concludes, the physician will preserve the tradition and the practice of medicine, without taking in the consideration, the consequence’s of malpractice of some sort, and what the result of out come may be.

          In its extent, the Modern Hippocratic Oath, is still trying to honor the wisdom of Hippocrates, by contouring to the present time of medicine, looking out for the patient’s well being, and by having sympathy for the patients struggle through the healing process. Although, it says something, when one does not honor their god, elders, or teacher to the extent one should. The beginnings of truly learning what the idea of respect portrays, starts in the beginning of life, by learning to honor your thy parents, the way one learns this concept, will shape how a person will treat others down the road. If one can not respect one's parents, how do you expect them to treat others. Also, by playing down the last phrase of the original oath (the part were if the physician did not violate the oath, good fortune and fame would come of them, and if they did violate the oath, the opposite would happen), to a simple, "If I do not violate the oath, I may enjoy my practice and preserve the art," is taking the importance out of the message. Which is suppose to come across and enlighten the new physician. Making it aware, to make a vow, to the universal law of, “What goes around, come around,” which would keep the physician in check; knowing that if they did bad to someone, bad would happen to them. With this said, some people in the world today, believe the western doctors are not in the practice for the patient any more, but in it for the fame and fortune. People now, are looking for practitioners that follow the path of concern for the patient, and doing treatment as natural as possible.