Focolare Movement

Congress for students and professionals in the field of biomedics

Oct 19, 2010

“I will preserve the purity of my life and my arts.” This extract from the Hippocratic Oath is the theme for the congress for students and young professionals in the field of biomedics.

Medicine Congress

“I will preserve the purity of my life and my arts.” (from the Hippocratic Oath)

A congress for students and young professionals in the field of biomedics.

Rome, 23 – 24 October 2010

Venue: Aula Vito – Policlinico A. Gemelli

Official web site: http://www.mdc-youthcongress.org/mdc-youthcongress/Home.html

What the congress aims to achieve:

– Students and young health professionals debating about relational and ethical issues which are part of their everyday study and work.

– Looking for a way of thinking and doing which helps to face these new challenges.

– A dialogue and sharing of experiences, according to a style based on brotherhood

“I will preserve the purity of my life and my arts.” This extract from the Hippocratic Oath is the theme for the congress for students and young professionals in the field of biomedics.

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