2019 Memorial Service
Dr. John Engelhardt, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, at the UI, gave the welcoming and closing remarks.
The University of Iowa, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Deeded Body Program, held its annual memorial service for those individuals whose bodies we utilized for educational and research purposes at the UI during the past year, at 2:00 pm, on Friday, September 27, at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Iowa City, Iowa. The service honored those whose donated bodies aided in the advancement of medical education and science at the UI through studies completed over the past year.
Please join us for the
2020 Memorial Service
Friday, September 18, 2020 at 1:30 pm
Virtual (more details coming soon)
The Need for Anatomical Gifts in Medical Education and Research
The study of human anatomy constitutes an indispensable component of medical education and research. Continual anatomical gifts are essential to the teaching of medical and dental students, postgraduate physicians, nurses, physical therapists, and students in related disciplines. Any competent person over 18 years of age may donate his or her body for medical education and research.