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Western University of Health Sciences’
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the
Pacific-Northwest (COMP-Northwest)
held a Donor Patient Memorial for
families Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, organized
by the COMP-Northwest Class of 2018.
COMP-Northwest hosts Donor Patient Memorial
Students lead ceremony honoring 94 donor-patients
The memorial honored 94 donors, said Steve memorials at COMP-Northwest. Southwick’s mother
Carmichael, COMP-Northwest Willed Body Program donated her body to a donor patient program in 2011,
director. Most of the donor-patients were from and her husband donated his body to the COMP-
Oregon; two were from Washington, and one was Northwest Willed Body Donation program this year.
from California.
“When Ron and I went to that first service, that was
About 100 people attended the memorial, which probably about two years before he even got sick,”
began with an invocation from Rev. Trevor Owen of Southwick said. “From that point on, we just knew
Lebanon’s Free Methodist Church. To honor the that’s what we wanted to do.
donors who had served in the military, Lebanon High
School’s JROTC program displayed the flag, and taps “I’m just really glad the school is able to use him.
was played by Pete Butler of American Legion Post 51 Without [the donors], we wouldn’t have very good
Honor Guard. doctors,” she said.
COMP-Northwest professor Brion Benninger, MD, Anatomy is the first course medical students take at
MSc, gave the commemorative address and opened COMP-Northwest. The donors are the students’ first
the ceremony. Students lit candles for each of the patients.
donors, read the donor’s name and occupation, and
thanked each for their contribution to medical This was the fourth year COMP-Northwest has held
education. Whitney Wolfe and Meagan Wolfe, both the memorial.
first-year medical students, played music in honor of For more information on the Willed Body Donation
the donors.
program, visit http://www.westernu.edu/body-
Teresa Southwick of Lebanon has attended two donation-program. – Michelle Steinhebel
10 Western University of Health Sciences
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the
Pacific-Northwest (COMP-Northwest)
held a Donor Patient Memorial for
families Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, organized
by the COMP-Northwest Class of 2018.
COMP-Northwest hosts Donor Patient Memorial
Students lead ceremony honoring 94 donor-patients
The memorial honored 94 donors, said Steve memorials at COMP-Northwest. Southwick’s mother
Carmichael, COMP-Northwest Willed Body Program donated her body to a donor patient program in 2011,
director. Most of the donor-patients were from and her husband donated his body to the COMP-
Oregon; two were from Washington, and one was Northwest Willed Body Donation program this year.
from California.
“When Ron and I went to that first service, that was
About 100 people attended the memorial, which probably about two years before he even got sick,”
began with an invocation from Rev. Trevor Owen of Southwick said. “From that point on, we just knew
Lebanon’s Free Methodist Church. To honor the that’s what we wanted to do.
donors who had served in the military, Lebanon High
School’s JROTC program displayed the flag, and taps “I’m just really glad the school is able to use him.
was played by Pete Butler of American Legion Post 51 Without [the donors], we wouldn’t have very good
Honor Guard. doctors,” she said.
COMP-Northwest professor Brion Benninger, MD, Anatomy is the first course medical students take at
MSc, gave the commemorative address and opened COMP-Northwest. The donors are the students’ first
the ceremony. Students lit candles for each of the patients.
donors, read the donor’s name and occupation, and
thanked each for their contribution to medical This was the fourth year COMP-Northwest has held
education. Whitney Wolfe and Meagan Wolfe, both the memorial.
first-year medical students, played music in honor of For more information on the Willed Body Donation
the donors.
program, visit http://www.westernu.edu/body-
Teresa Southwick of Lebanon has attended two donation-program. – Michelle Steinhebel
10 Western University of Health Sciences
