The biomedical engineer's pledge: overview and context
Although biomedical engineering (BME) is a profession with ethical responsibilities comparable to those in medicine, it has, until now, lacked a counterpart to the Hippocratic Oath. While professional societies have established codes of ethics for biomedical engineers, these documents lack the symbo...
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The biomedical engineer's pledge: overview and contextIvorra, AntoniAusín, TxetxuBecerra-Fajardo, LauraDel Ama, Antonio JMinguillón, JesúsGarcía-Moreno, AracelysAguiló, JordiBarroso, Filipe OliveiraBijnens, BartCamara, OscarCapdevila, SaraFernandez, Roger CastellanosDavalos, Rafael VDivoux, Jean-LouisEladly, AhmedFarina, DarioHombravella, Carla GarcíaLópez, Raquel GonzálezGonzalez, Cesar AGrífols, JordiMaglietti, FelipeMalik, ShahidMaor, EladMarshall, GuillermoYus, Berta MateuMir, Lluis MMoreno, Juan CNavarro, XavierNoguera, NúriaOzaita, AndrésPiella, GemmaPons, José LQuesada, RitaRivera-Gil, PilarRubinsky, BorisGarcia, Aurelio RuizRuiz-Vargas, AlbertSánchez Sánchez, MariaSchneider-Ickert, AndreasShu, TingSanz, Rosa VillaZhang, BingRevuelta, GemaBiomedical engineeringEthicsHippocratic OathPledgehttp://metadata.un.org/sdg/3Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all agesAlthough biomedical engineering (BME) is a profession with ethical responsibilities comparable to those in medicine, it has, until now, lacked a counterpart to the Hippocratic Oath. While professional societies have established codes of ethics for biomedical engineers, these documents lack the symbolic and ceremonial significance of an oath or pledge. By contrast, the recitation of the Hippocratic Oath, or its modern version, the "Physician's Pledge," serves as a powerful rite of passage for medical students, fostering a strong sense of ethical duty at the start of their professional journey. However, the content of the Hippocratic Oath includes elements specific to clinical practice and is not directly applicable to biomedical engineering. To fill this gap, we have created a "Biomedical Engineer's Pledge," comprising a preamble, ten promises, and a concluding statement, to inspire ethical awareness and establish a meaningful graduation tradition.Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer NaturePeer reviewedSpringerConferencia de Rectores de las Universidades EspañolasConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)0000-0001-7718-87670000-0003-2098-55400000-0002-5414-83800000-0001-6215-25930000-0003-4682-68980000-0002-0083-98640000-0002-4691-57540000-0003-0228-64470000-0003-3130-69370000-0002-5125-61320000-0002-9068-851X0000-0003-1503-95090000-0002-5881-13700000-0002-3085-47070000-0002-7883-26970000-0002-5441-21610000-0003-0882-14390000-0002-7804-98460000-0002-0860-68540000-0003-3328-93090000-0002-5087-04640000-0003-1436-99360009-0004-9523-26790000-0002-8671-94670000-0001-9561-77640000-0001-9849-902X0009-0008-0632-46940000-0002-2239-74030000-0001-5236-58190000-0003-0265-01810000-0002-8264-03560000-0002-6587-75380000-0002-2794-15430000-0002-5146-12080000-0003-3399-06210009-0009-9453-37910000-0001-9381-53880000-0003-1247-816X0000-0003-2735-32040000-0001-5650-25180000-0002-0701-2026Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202620262025info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/412999https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/105017847794reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)InglésMedical & biological engineering & computinghttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-025-03443-6Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/4129992026-05-22T06:33:51Z |
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Ivorra, Antoni Ausín, Txetxu Becerra-Fajardo, Laura Del Ama, Antonio J Minguillón, Jesús García-Moreno, Aracelys Aguiló, Jordi Barroso, Filipe Oliveira Bijnens, Bart Camara, Oscar Capdevila, Sara Fernandez, Roger Castellanos Davalos, Rafael V Divoux, Jean-Louis Eladly, Ahmed Farina, Dario Hombravella, Carla García López, Raquel González Gonzalez, Cesar A Grífols, Jordi Maglietti, Felipe Malik, Shahid Maor, Elad Marshall, Guillermo Yus, Berta Mateu Mir, Lluis M Moreno, Juan C Navarro, Xavier Noguera, Núria Ozaita, Andrés Piella, Gemma Pons, José L Quesada, Rita Rivera-Gil, Pilar Rubinsky, Boris Garcia, Aurelio Ruiz Ruiz-Vargas, Albert Sánchez Sánchez, Maria Schneider-Ickert, Andreas Shu, Ting Sanz, Rosa Villa Zhang, Bing Revuelta, Gema |
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Although biomedical engineering (BME) is a profession with ethical responsibilities comparable to those in medicine, it has, until now, lacked a counterpart to the Hippocratic Oath. While professional societies have established codes of ethics for biomedical engineers, these documents lack the symbolic and ceremonial significance of an oath or pledge. By contrast, the recitation of the Hippocratic Oath, or its modern version, the "Physician's Pledge," serves as a powerful rite of passage for medical students, fostering a strong sense of ethical duty at the start of their professional journey. However, the content of the Hippocratic Oath includes elements specific to clinical practice and is not directly applicable to biomedical engineering. To fill this gap, we have created a "Biomedical Engineer's Pledge," comprising a preamble, ten promises, and a concluding statement, to inspire ethical awareness and establish a meaningful graduation tradition. |
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