Since its creation in 1950, the willed body program has offered medical students the opportunity to receive hands-on experience in understanding the human body before entering careers as operating surgeons and doctors. UCLA medical students continue to gain meaningful experience from their “gross anatomy” classes despite the suspension of the willed body program last March. […]
Category Archives: Science & Health
Tsunami disaster update
“¢bull; The official death toll from the tsunami ranges from 173,324 to 182,340. The number of missing ranges from 107,853 to 129,897. “¢bull; At the White House, former Presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush gave an update on aid for tsunami victims in South Asia. “¢bull; Petra Nemcova, in an ABC interview on Wednesday, spoke […]
Holistic medicine merits scientific attention
By Jeffrey Ghassemi To many Westerners, alternative medicine may be just a body of esoteric healing methods taught in far-off lands. Among health organizations, alternative medicine is defined by that which is unconventional or non-Western. It includes interventions not taught widely at U.S. medical schools or generally available at hospitals. It also implies that such […]
Building up future engineers
In the rooms of Ackerman Union, groups of high school students design and assemble their own circuits. Others learn the basics of computer programming or nanotechnology. UCLA engineering students at all levels ““ from undergraduates to post-doctorate researchers to alumni ““ stand by ready to answer questions. In the middle of it all, Rick Ainsworth, […]
Systemwide coordinator to oversee programs
In response to recommendations detailed in a report recently issued to the University of California regarding reform of its willed body programs, the UC Office of the President has created a new systemwide program coordinator in its Health Affairs hierarchy. The post, officially titled the “Systemwide Manager of Willed Body Programs” in the job listing […]
Report recommends background checks
A report reviewing five willed body programs across the University of California system was recently released by Navigant Consulting, Inc., per request of the UC Regents. Included among the proposed changes to the willed body programs is a call for stricter background checks. The firm’s report stated key gaps within the program’s infrastructure and human […]