Health Sciences Center honors willed body donors

Health Sciences Center honors willed body donors

The Texas Tech Health Sciences Center honored those who have donated their bodies to medical research.

Betsy Jones is the chairman of the medical education department. She says families face a tough decision when they donate to the willed body program.

She describes it as a way for those who have passed to live on, while students learn.

"They have a really intimate relationship with that first patient," Jones said. "It's really important for the students to get closure and I think families to get closure on that process by using this opportunity to thank the families and to recognize the donors on Memorial Day service."

The program describes a family or individual's decision to donate to the program as the most generous gift.