Dream Internship at BODIES: The Exhibition Tiffany Williamson

Describe your dream internship and what it would entail.

When I walk into a room of real human corpses dissected and put on display, my initial response is not to shudder in horror as others might, but to inquire how it was possible to take an average human body and transform it into such a masterpiece of anatomy education. Because of this peculiar characteristic, my dream internship would be to work with Roy Glover, the chief medical examiner and spokesperson for BODIES: The Exhibition.

My internship would encompass all aspects of the exhibition, from the laboratory where the embalming and dissection occurs, to the publicity and actual exhibition of the bodies. I would begin my internship in the laboratory, where I could experience firsthand the age old process of embalming. Then I would move to the next phase, where the body is dissected and prepared for display. I would be able to assist in a way that would allow me to learn more about the human anatomy while participating in this fascinating practice. Advertising the exhibition would be a complex and exciting business endeavor from which I could learn a lot about society as both consumers and marketers. Advertising would also allow me to deal with societal issues about the...