OHSU School of Medicine and Casey Eye Institute Peterson professor of ophthalmology and professor of biomedical engineering. (OHSU)

Each year up to 120 people donate their bodies to OHSU to support medical education. A Donor Memorial Service was held December 1, 2017, to reflect and thank the donors and their families. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

A choral performance at the Donor Memorial Service, December 1, 2017. Each year up to 120 people donate their bodies to OHSU to support medical education. A Donor Memorial Service was held December 1, 2017, to reflect and thank the donors and their families. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Tamara Ostervoss, director of the Body Donation Program at OHSU, speaks at the Donor Memorial Service, December 1, 2017. Each year up to 120 people donate their bodies to OHSU to support medical education. A Donor Memorial Service was held December 1, 2017, to reflect and thank the donors and their families. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Student Ashley Stading speaks at the Donor Memorial Service, December 1, 2017. Each year up to 120 people donate their bodies to OHSU to support medical education. A Donor Memorial Service was held December 1, 2017, to reflect and thank the donors and their families. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Sasha Narayan, M.D. Class of 2020, shares how her professional career has been impacted through the gift of body donation, speaking at the Donor Memorial Service, December 1, 2017. Each year up to 120 people donate their bodies to OHSU to support medical education. A Donor Memorial Service was held December 1, 2017, to reflect and thank the donors and their families. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Marie Duryee of Canby shares stories about her sister-in-law, who donated her body to OHSU, as Duryee speaks at the Donor Memorial Service, December 1, 2017. Each year up to 120 people donate their bodies to OHSU to support medical education. A Donor Memorial Service was held December 1, 2017, to reflect and thank the donors and their families. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Frances Louise Duryee died in Dec. 2016 at the age of 84, but continued to teach others by allowing medical students to study her body through the OHSU Body Donation Program. Duryee is one of the approximately 120 donors the program accepts each year. (Family photo)

Frances Louise Duryee died in Dec. 2016 at the age of 84, but continued to teach others by allowing medical students to study her body through the OHSU Body Donation Program. Duryee is one of the approximately 120 donors the program accepts each year. (Family photo)