He separated medicine from superstition and has long been associated with the Hippocratic Oath, a document he did not write but which sets forth the obligations, ideals, and ethics of physicians.

• 他从迷信中抽离出真正的医药学并创立了希波克拉底誓言（希波克拉底誓言由刚开始行业的医生向希波克拉底进行的宣誓，内容是涉及医生职业道德）。