Anatomy Commemoration for Body Donors at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Štrkalj, Goran; El-Haddad, Joyce; Hulme, Anneliese; Štrkalj, Mirjana

doi:10.4067/s0717-95022021000100160

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“…Despite the finding that students' attitudes towards the commemoration of body donors are unaffected by religion and ethnicity, it is recommended to enhance the inclusivity of diverse cultures in such practices (Strkalj et al, 2021). Here at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, the "pirith" ceremony serves as a good example, as it is actively organized and attended by students from all cultures.…”

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Paying Respect to the Silent Mentors: A Sri Lankan Experience

Edirisinghe,

Dissanayake,

Yasawardene

2023

SE Asian Jnl Med Educ

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Donation of bodies is one of the foremost methods of obtaining cadavers for dissection laboratories. Thanksgiving and memorial services are held by many anatomy institutions and medical schools worldwide, for the donors who selflessly bequeathed their bodies for medical education. In this article, an institutional experience of conducting a memorial service in the form of a Buddhist ceremony to invoke blessings to the donors and their families at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in Sri Lanka, for over 25 years, is presented by the authors. The bodies are donated to the medical faculty with informed written consent taken from the donors prior to their deaths. This process is entirely a voluntary service of goodwill towards medical education by the donors, as no financial compensation is provided by the university to them or to their families. Additionally, the benefits of holding such a memorial ceremony for the students as well as for the family members of the deceased are discussed.

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Section: Edirisinghe Et Al 2024mentioning

confidence: 99%