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Why are Tzu Chi University’s medical students Do Tzu Chi’s schools have partnerships with
required to visit the families of body donors other schools outside Taiwan?
before their anatomy classes begin?
Since 2001, Tzu Chi’s schools have been establishing
By visiting the families of body donors, the students partnerships with schools in other parts of the world.
are able to learn more about the lives of the body In 2016 alone, Tzu Chi University, Tzu Chi University
donors and, because of this, feel connected to them of Science and Technology, and Tzu Chi’s senior high
as if they truly knew each other. Later, when the stu- schools had either established sister school partner-
dents practice on the body donors, they’ll be inspired ships or conducted exchange programs with schools
to treat them as real patients with love, respect and in Japan, South Korea, China, Macau, the Philippines,
gratitude. Years later when they become doctors, it Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Finland,
is hoped that they’ll care for their patients with the and the U.S.
same love, respect and gratitude.

Tzu Chi high school students from Tainan, Taiwan interact with the
Tzu Chi University medical students visit a body donor’s family to students of a Tamil school in Selangor, Malaysia. (Wen Bao-qin)
better understand the donor’s life. (Medical Simulation Center, Tzu Chi University)

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