Gross Anatomy, Body Donation
First-Year Med Students Enter the 'Gross' Lab()
September 17, 2004 Getting into medical school is the easy part. Making it through the first day of gross anatomy lab is where it gets hard. In part one of a series following first-year medical students, NPR's Melissa Block joins the students in the lab.
Lessons from the Gross Anatomy Lab()
November 1, 2004 As final exams approach for freshman medical students at the University of Maryland, they reflect on what they've learned in the gross anatomy lab. NPR's Melissa Block visits the lab in the second of a series about gross anatomy and body donation.
Body Donors: A Final Gift of Teaching()
February 10, 2005 It's one of the most personal choices someone can make -- deciding to give one's body to medical science. As part of a series on the end of life and the gift of teaching, NPR's Melissa Block talks to people who have have offered to become body donors.
A Final Good-Bye: Med Students Honor Body Donors()
June 29, 2005 Last fall, first-year medical students at the University of Maryland entered the gross anatomy lab, learning to dissect cadavers -- and reassess their thoughts about death. In June, the students concluded their journey at a ceremony honoring those who gave their bodies to science.
