The Hippocratic Oath shaped who physicians were meant to be.
Nova Oath™ speaks to who they are being asked to become.
The Hippocratic Oath was written for a world without corporate medicine, productivity quotas, algorithmic care, or moral injury.
It assumed a physician with autonomy, time, and authority.
Modern medicine no longer makes those assumptions.
Nova Oath™ does not replace the Hippocratic Oath.
It answers ethical questions the original oath could not have anticipated.
“Do no harm” remains foundational.
But in an era marked by burnout, silence, and defensive medicine — it is no longer sufficient.
Nova Oath™ calls modern healers to a higher standard:
Not only to avoid harm — but to do more good.
Good for patients.
Good for physicians.
Good for the future of medicine.
WHO NOVA OATH™ IS FOR
Ethics are not preserved by tradition alone.
They are preserved by renewal.
Medical schools shape identity.
Health systems shape culture.
Oaths shape behavior when no one is watching.
Nova Oath™ offers a modern ethical language for professional identity formation, leadership development, and cultural restoration in healthcare.
The Hippocratic Oath vs The Nova Oath™
Many physicians know the right thing to do — and feel unable to do it.
This is not a failure of character.
It is a failure of ethical alignment.
Nova Oath™ restores permission:
→ To practice with courage
→ To place patient welfare first
→ To lead ethically within imperfect systems
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Kenneth Ro, MD is a physician with 35 years of emergency medicine.
He is is a double board-certified physician, author of PRIME, and creator of the RECLAIM™ Method. After 35 years in emergency medicine, he now works at the intersection of precision health, human performance, and social impact.
Nova Oath™ was written by a physician who has practiced inside modern healthcare — and witnessed its quiet ethical erosion.
It is offered not in protest, but in stewardship.
The future of medicine will be shaped by what its leaders are willing to declare.