The contributions of body donors to furthering the training of science and health professionals will be honoured this month at The University of Queensland's (UQ) annual Thanksgiving Service.
Behind every person who entrusts their body to the care of UQ's Body Donor Program, there is a story of their selfless commitment to advancing research, science and medical teaching and the story of those who loved them.
UQ Body Donor Program Manager Dr Shannon Armstrong said families of donors should be proud of the role their loved ones have played in helping teach students and enabling researchers to push the frontiers of science, health and medicine.
“Body donation is necessary to provide students and researchers in the health, medical and science disciplines with training in anatomy and anatomical examination,” she said.
“Thanks to the gift bestowed by our body donors, UQ’s School of Biomedical Sciences is able to provide one of the world’s largest anatomy teaching provisions.
“There is simply no better way for students to examine the complexities and infinite variations of the structure of the human body.
“Such knowledge is essential for all members of health and allied health professions.”
The study of anatomy also includes the development of surgical skills and medical research to investigate issues that continue to perplex medical science.
The UQ Thanksgiving Service is now in its 24th year and will be held at the UQ Centre on Thursday, 22 May from 5.30 - 6.30pm. It will honour the 263 donors who entered the program during 2012 and 2013.
Media: UQ School of Biomedical Sciences, Avril Johnston-Craig, 07 3365 1536, 0408 160 784, a.johnstoncraig@uq.edu.au; Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Kate Gadenne, 07 3346 3036, 0438 727 895 or k.gadenne@uq.edu.au.
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