U of M to honor people who donated their bodies to further science
Each year University of Minnesota allied health science students, staff and faculty coordinate a non-denominational memorial service to publicly recognize the donors who have generously donated themselves to ensure the education of current and future health care professionals.
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Each year University of Minnesota allied health science students, staff and faculty coordinate a non-denominational memorial service to publicly recognize the donors who have generously donated themselves to ensure the education of current and future health care professionals.
This year, the University’s Anatomy Bequest Program will host a service of gratitude for allied health science students, faculty members and the community to pay tribute to the donors and the donor family members. The service provides an opportunity for students, faculty and staff, and donor families to interact with each other and for all attendees to learn about the vital role donors play in helping advance medical education and research.
The service of gratitude is the largest of its kind in the country.
“The gift of donation is vital to medical education and research. These altruistic donors make the gift of their bodies upon their death and that gift benefits all of us who receive health care,” said Angela McArthur, director of the Anatomy Bequest Program.
The event is open to the public.
Event Details
When: 7 p.m. Monday, November 12
Where: Minneapolis Convention Center Auditorium 1301 Second Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota
Background
The University of Minnesota has been accepting whole body donations since 1901. The Anatomy Bequest Program is a non-transplantable body donation program within the University of Minnesota’s Medical School that receives the gift of approximately 450 donations annually.
These donations are important for assisting faculty and researchers with the education of over 6,000 current and future health care providers annually in addition to supporting over 800 research studies in 2011.
Anatomy Bequest Program donors have died from various causes and manners of death and are residents from both rural and urban communities within Minnesota. The decision to donate one’s body extends beyond cultural, socioeconomic, religious, gender and racial boundaries.
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