GRAND FORKS — Though they may not be doling out assignments or writing notes on a chalkboard, the donors of the University of North Dakota’s Deeded Body Program are still considered teachers.

They’re called “silent teachers,” said John Opland, manager of the program. The university is lucky to have them, he said.

“We are blessed, to put it mildly,” Opland said. “(Students) are always impressed at how many cadavers we have. … There are a lot of students, especially students that want to be surgeons, who love anatomy. They love dissecting and they’re obviously very grateful that they get so many people who want to do it.”

The Deeded Body Program allows individuals to donate their bodies to the School of Medicine and Health Sciences for students to learn from. It was started in 1972 after

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