| The trend of body donation for education based on Korean social and religious culture. | |
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PMID: 21265035 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Until a century ago, Korean medicine was based mainly on Oriental philosophies and ideas. From a religious perspective, Chinese Confucianism was prevalent in Korea at that time. Since Confucianists believe that it is against one's filial duty to harm his or her body, given to them by their parents, most Koreans did not donate their bodies or organs for education in the past. However, by the end of the 20th century, a unique fusion of Western and Oriental medicines were produced on the Korean Peninsula, revolutionizing traditional perspectives on the human body, mortality, and the relationship of medical science to society. Koreans began to think about others' lives as well as their own by realizing the importance of donating one's organs and bodies for scientific purposes. Since then, the number of people donating their bodies to Korean medical and dental schools for the purpose of improving academic learning has increased dramatically. In response, Korean medical schools have begun to hold various types of funeral ceremonies to honor body donors. We have compared such ceremonies performed in Korea with those performed in the United States of America and Taiwan. These ceremonies are viewed as a suitable way to pay proper respect to the dead and to promote knowledge about body donation programs in Korea. Overall, the transition of religions and social ethics in Korea has greatly facilitated body bequeathal programs, benefiting both medical education and the Korean public health administration. Anat Sci Educ. © 2011 American Association of Anatomists. |
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Jong-Tae Park; Yoonsun Jang; Min Sun Park; Calvin Pae; Jinyi Park; Kyung-Seok Hu; Jin-Seo Park; Seung-Ho Han; Ki-Seok Koh; Hee-Jin Kim |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-01-11 |
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Title: Anatomical sciences education Volume: 4 ISSN: 1935-9780 ISO Abbreviation: Anat Sci Educ Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-01-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101392205 Medline TA: Anat Sci Educ Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 33-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 American Association of Anatomists. |
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Department of Oral Biology, Division in Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Human Identification Research Center, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, South Korea. |
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