Mayo Medical School, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Anat Sci Educ. 2014 May-Jun;7(3):219-23. doi: 10.1002/ase.1413. Epub 2013 Oct 8.
Many anatomy programs that incorporate dissection of donated human bodies hold memorial ceremonies of gratitude towards body donors. The content of these ceremonies may include learners' reflections on mortality, respect, altruism, and personal growth told through various humanities modalities. The task of planning is usually student- and faculty-led with participation from other health care students. Objective information on current memorial ceremonies for body donors in anatomy programs in the United States appears to be lacking. The number of programs in the United States that currently plan these memorial ceremonies and information on trends in programs undertaking such ceremonies remain unknown. Gross anatomy program directors throughout the United States were contacted and asked to respond to a voluntary questionnaire on memorial ceremonies held at their institution. The results (response rate 68.2%) indicated that a majority of human anatomy programs (95.5%) hold memorial ceremonies. These ceremonies are, for the most part, student-driven and nondenominational or secular in nature. Participants heavily rely upon speech, music, poetry, and written essays, with a small inclusion of other humanities modalities, such as dance or visual art, to explore a variety of themes during these ceremonies.
许多包含人体解剖的解剖学课程都会为遗体捐献者举行感恩追悼仪式。这些仪式的内容可能包括学习者通过各种人文形式反思死亡、尊重、利他主义和个人成长。策划任务通常由学生和教师主导，其他医疗保健专业的学生也会参与。美国解剖学课程中目前似乎缺乏有关遗体捐献者追悼仪式的信息。目前计划这些追悼仪式的课程在美国的数量以及参与此类仪式的课程的趋势信息尚不清楚。美国各地的大体解剖学课程主任被联系并要求对他们所在机构举行的追悼仪式回答一份自愿调查问卷。结果（回应率为 68.2%）表明，大多数人体解剖学课程（95.5%）都会举行追悼仪式。这些仪式在很大程度上是由学生主导的，并且是非宗教或世俗性质的。参与者主要依靠演讲、音乐、诗歌和书面文章，以及少量其他人文形式，如舞蹈或视觉艺术，在这些仪式上探索各种主题。
