Such Horrible Business |
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| Michigan medical students with anatomical “material” in the era of the “resurrectionists.” — Courtesy Bentley Historical Library |
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As the U-M medical department began to grow following the Civil War, the demand for bodies to use in anatomy and surgery courses increased with each incoming class. As with medical schools across the country, the issue of supply and demand led faculty to hire young assistants whose job was to obtain bodies. They got as many bodies as they could legitimately; when the supply dried up, they stole them. Sometimes they did the work alone; more often they engaged in criminal conspiracies with men willing to rob graves for money. heritage.umich.edu/story/such-horrible-business
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