A Parting Gift

Every year in Ireland, about 120 people donate their bodies to medical science and education. Unlike organ donation, the person decides to gift their entire corpse to one of Ireland's six medical schools; becoming 'silent teachers' after death. In the Anatomy Department at Trinity College Dublin, the Body Donation programme is overseen by Joint Chief Technical Officers Siobhan Ward and Philomena McAteer. Their job is to look after each new donor, as well as their bereaved families. A PARTING GIFT follows 1st year medical students as their education is enriched by direct contact with the donor remains. The documentaries encompass science & medical history, cultural attitudes towards death & bereavement and the big questions of mortality & spirituality.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 295883
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired October 30, 2014
  • Recent November 6, 2014
  • Airs Thursday, at 10:15pm
  • Network RTÉ One
  • Average Runtime 55 minutes
  • Genres Documentary
  • Original Country Ireland
  • Original Language English
  • Episode Screenshot Format 16:9 Screencap
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  • Created May 17, 2015 by
    BMTV05
  • Modified October 21, 2021 by
    BMTV05
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