The Faculty of Health Sciences hosts an annual oath-taking ceremony for final-year undergraduate candidates to pledge their commitment to serving patients with integrity. It is combined with prizegiving, an opportunity for final-year students who have achieved academic excellence over the year to be acknowledged.
The 2025 ceremony will be historic as it is the first time that the oath will be read out in the three languages of the Western Cape: English, isiXhosa and Afrikaans. The rationale behind this multilingual approach is to give expression to the updated UCT language policy, whose tenet is to embrace the extraordinary diversity in South Africa and promote inclusivity in teaching, learning, research and communication. This includes supporting marginalised languages, such as isiXhosa as a language of instruction, alongside English, and encouraging students and staff to incorporate multilingual approaches into their academic work.
Friday, 28 November 2025 | 10:00am
I SOLEMNLY PLEDGE to serve humanity
MY MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS will be the health of patients, the health of their communities and the health of the environment.
I WILL NOT PERMIT considerations of age, gender, race, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disease, disability or any other factor to adversely affect the care I give to patients
I WILL UPHOLD human rights and civil liberties to advance health, even under threat
I WILL ENGAGE patients and colleagues as partners in healthcare
I WILL PRACTISE my profession with conscience and dignity
I WILL RESPECT the confidentiality of patients, present or past, living or deceased
I WILL VALUE research and will be guided in its conduct by the highest ethical standards
I COMMIT myself to lifelong learning
I MAKE THESE PROMISES solemnly, freely and upon my honour
NDITHEMBISA NGOKUNYANISEKILEYO ukukhonza uluntu
EYONA NGQWALASELA YAM IBALULEKILEYO iya kuba yimpilo yezigulane, impilo yoluntu lwabo kunye nempilo yokusingqongileyo
ANDIYI KUVUMELA ukuqwalaselwa kweminyaka yobudala, isini, ubuhlanga, inkolo, imvelaphi yobuhlanga, ukuziqhelanisa nesondo, izifo, ukukhubazeka okanye nayiphi na enye into echaphazela kakubi ukhathalelo endilunika izigulane
NDIZA KUXHASA amalungelo oluntu kunye nenkululeko yoluntu ukuqhubela phambili impilo, nangaphantsi kogrogriso
NDIZA KUBANDAKANYA izigulane kunye noogxa bam njengamaqabane
kukhathalelo lwempilo
NDIZA KUWENZA umsebenzi wam ngesazela nangesidima
NDIZA KUHLONIPHA ubumfihlo bezigulane, zangoku okanye ezidlulileyo, eziphilayo
okanye ezingasekhoyo
NDIZA KULUXABISA uphando kwaye ndiza kukhokelwa ekuziphatheni kwalo
yimigangatho ephezulu yokuziphatha
NDIZIBOPHELELA ekufundeni ubomi bonke
NDIZENZA EZI ZITHEMBISO ngokundilisekileyo, ngokukhululekileyo nangozuko lwam
EK BELOWE PLEGTIG om die mensdom te dien.
MY BELANGRIKSTE OORWEGINGS sal die gesondheid van pasiënte, die gesondheid van hul gemeenskappe en die gesondheid van die omgewing wees.
EK SAL NIE TOELAAT dat oorwegings rondom ouderdom, geslag, ras, godsdiens, etniese oorsprong, seksuele oriëntasie, siekte, gestremdheid of enige ander faktor, die sorg wat ek aan pasiënte gee, nadelig sal beïnvloed nie.
EK SAL menseregte en burgerlike vryhede HANDHAAF om gesondheid te bevorder, selfs onder bedreiging.
EK SAL pasiënte en kollegas as vennote in gesondheidsorg betrek.
EK SAL my beroep met gewete en waardigheid BEOEFEN.
EK SAL die vertroulikheid van pasiënte, in die hede of verlede, lewend of oorlede, RESPEKTEER.
EK SAL navorsing OP PRYS STEL en sal in die uitvoering daarvan deur die hoogste etiese standaarde gelei word.
EK VERBIND myself om ‘n lewenslange leerder te bly.
EK MAAK HIERDIE BELOFTES plegtig, vrylik en op my eer.
