Statue of Hippocrates at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
by Vadim Levin
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Statue of Hippocrates at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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Vadim Levin
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Photograph - Photograph
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Statue of Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, stands at the entrance to the Daniel I. Kessler Teaching Laboratories of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Artist Costos Georgakas created five similar statues and donated them to universities across the country. At the base of the statue is a plaque with the Hippocratic Oath, the reciting of which is a rite of passage for practitioners of medicine in some countries.
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May 22nd, 2019
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Rebecca Carr
This is very meaningful to me because I start med school in August. Thanks for the beautiful image.
Vadim Levin replied:
Rebecca, all the best to you in your next 4 years. You are at the beginning of amazing career! Never give up!