World Anatomy Day is a joint initiative of the IFAA and national Anatomical Societies.
At the 19th IFAA Congress in London, in August 2019 the IFAA General Assembly took a decision to celebrate World Anatomy Day on October 15th of each year. It was on this day, that the father of modern anatomy, Andreas Vesalius died in 1564. World Anatomy Day is an opportunity to celebrate the discipline of anatomy and make local communities aware of its important role in the training of health sciences professionals.
Sophia Lisovaya, a medical student at Ulm University, says about anatomy:
