A model for a donated body program in a school of medicine

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Abstract
A protocol is presented for the effective intercourse between donors and the families of donors who make anatomical gifts to a school of medicine. Several aspects of the need for open communication among the donors, their families and the medical school are emphasized. Consideration is given to the significant contribution made by grief therapists in their interactions and discussions with the families of the donors. A model for a memorial service is presented and attention is drawn to the important and often difficult role played by the survivors of the donors. Emphasis is placed on the need for medical schools to guard against insouciance and to begin developing the concept of humanization by demanding appropriate concern for the donors and their families.

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