Donors Honored At Anatomical Gift Program Memorial Service Jacobs Roses are left in remembrance of loved ones at a communal grave honoring those who donated their bodies to the ub anatomical gift program. donors are ‘the greatest teachers’ raymond p. dannenhoffer, phd , associate dean for support services and director of the program, spoke about the lasting impact those who donate their bodies have on the. Sunshine, butterflies and heartfelt tributes ruled the day as 600 family members of individuals who donated their bodies to medical science gathered for the ub anatomical gift program memorial service.
Donors Honored At Anatomical Gift Program Memorial Service Jacobs Memorial service honors anatomical gift donors campus news raymond p. dannenhoffer, associate dean for support services and director of the anatomical gift program at the jacobs school of medicine and biomedical sciences, speaks to the family members gathered for the ub anatomical gift program memorial service. Less than one percent of the world’s population has the unique opportunity to learn human anatomy from a donor, said dr. michael zumpano, director of the anatomy center and anatomical gift program. “i have had the honor to learn the intricacies of the human body from individuals who have donated themselves . even today, i learn something. Although the anatomical gift program started more than 75 years ago, until this year, the memorial service was open only to faculty, staff and students. the event acknowledged the medical students’ “first patients,” said sakti srivastava , md, a professor of surgery and the division chief of clinical anatomy, who gave the opening remarks. The gift that keeps on giving: boston university medical campus anatomy donor memorial service returns as an annual end of year tribute in the service’s opening remarks, julia dudek dmd 27 and giulio cataldo camed 24 27, the 2024 memorial student co chairs, said the memorial service is the students’ way to pay their respects.
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