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Dr. Kenneth Ro, MD
The Nova Oath is a modern physician’s declaration of courageous care and ethical impact:
I stand not merely as a technician of the body, but as a steward of life, a witness to pain, and a catalyst for healing.
I Vow:
- To do more than avoid harm — I will do good: actively, intelligently, and compassionately.
- To honor the trust placed in me not as entitlement, but as a sacred contract — between souls, not systems.
- To treat not just symptoms, but stories; not just labs, but lives; not just disease, but disconnection.
- To resist the seduction of profit over principle, convenience over conscience, and silence over truth.
- To walk with integrity even when the road is lonely, and to speak what is necessary even when it’s not popular.
- To practice medicine not as a product to dispense, but as a relationship to embody — humble, whole, and human.
- To question what is standard, defend what is ethical, and champion what is possible when we remember what we’re here for.
- To remember that healing is sacred, and every patient is someone’s child, partner, or parent — including my own reflection in the mirror.
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This is my oath. This is my reckoning. This is how I choose to serve.
Not just to do no harm. But to do more good.
This is the Nova Oath.
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Patients Letter
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Dr. Kenneth Ro, MD
Dear Patient,
In a world of noise and numbers, protocols and portals, we want to pause and simply say:
We’ve been thinking about you. Not just your labs or your chart — but the person behind it all. The one showing up each day, even when it’s hard. The one carrying questions no one else can see.
The one still hoping for better, even if quietly. Medicine was never meant to feel cold. Healing was never supposed to be lonely. And you were never meant to feel like just a name on a list.
At Nova Oath™, we hold ourselves to something deeper — not just do no harm, but do more good. To meet you with presence, not just protocol.
To see you fully — not just what hurts, but what matters.
So if you’re in a season of waiting, healing, rebuilding, or just getting through — please know: We’re here.
We haven’t forgotten you.
And we believe in where you’re headed, even if you’re not there yet. You’re not a task to complete.
You’re not a problem to solve.
You’re a whole human — and it’s an honor to walk this path with you.
With reverence, heart, and care,
Kenneth Ro, MD Founder, Nova Oath TM
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Founder's Letter
Dear Colleague,
I never imagined I’d write something like this.For decades, I lived by the Hippocratic Oath.
I took it seriously—still do. But over the years,especially in the quiet moments between patients, between shifts, or sometimes between thelines of a chart, I felt something changing.
It wasn’t just the system. It was me.
The checklists got longer. The visits got shorter. The burnout crept in—not with fire, but with fog.And somewhere in that fog, I realized that “Do no harm” wasn’t protecting us anymore.
Not our patients. Not ourselves.I didn’t want to revolt. I just wanted to remember. Remember why I became a physician.Remember that medicine is more than metrics.Remember that healing happens in moments, not mandates.
That’s where the Nova Oath was born—not as a protest, but as a promise.
A personal, quiet recommitment. Not to the system. But to the soul of medicine.It isn’t meant to be controversial. It isn’t loud. It’s a reflection. One you can hold in your own hands and decide what it means for you.If it resonates, I invite you to read it. Share it. Tuck it in your white coat. Print it on your officewall. Or keep it just for yourself, as a compass. Because I know I’m not alone .And maybe you’ve felt it too.
Respectfully ,Kenneth Ro, MD
Founder, Nova Oath™
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