A Potential Source In Embalming And Dissection Education: Health Tourism*

The dead body has been the most important source of information in the progress of medical science throughout history. However, since holy meanings are attributed to the dead body by religions and cultures, the use of cadaver in education is a troublesome issue. Today, there is a concept which has become widespread fast and which has become a serious item of income in terms of countries: Health Tourism. People travel to reach quality health care services because of the improved health services in different parts of the world and the travel opportunities facilitating access to these qualified health services. Especially in serious health problems or as a result of the complications of the medical procedure, patients cannot always return home with a cure. In case of death, especially in transfers including far distance, the transfer of the corpse without decaying is important. If the hospital management, who accepts patients from abroad, are informed about the issue, we think that the embalming procedures can be performed in the anatomy departments in order to transport the patients who died this way to the far places. We believe that with a suitable organization, this method can be an important source of training for academics who cannot have experience of embalming and dissection due to insufficient cadaver donation