Which ancient physician, born on Kos, is regarded as the 'father of medicine' and is associated with a famous oath still taken by doctors?

• A Hippocrates ✓
• B Galen
• C Dioscorides
• D Asclepius

Hippocrates of Kos (c. 460-370 BCE) established medicine as a profession distinct from philosophy and religion; the Hippocratic Oath, named after him, remains a rite of passage for physicians worldwide.