Anatomical Need
The need is great for anatomical gifts in the majority of medical programs throughout the United States. The lack of anatomical subjects in many schools forces anatomy departments to request shared bodies from other schools or institutions. In many situations, five or more students have to share one donated body, which limits hands-on education.
In addition to basic anatomy as a foundation course, donated bodies are also used for teaching surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, cardiology, neurology, and other specialty fields. Millions of lives have been saved, and countless individuals enjoy optimum health today, because of anatomical study using donated human gifts.
Whole body donation is something that needs to be pre-arranged with a medical school prior to death. Individual programs may have different criteria, so it is best to contact the program nearest you to learn more about specific procedures.
Medical schools in Tennessee and Virginia that accept whole body donations:
East Tennessee
Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology
East Tennessee State University
Box 70582
Johnson City, TN 37614-0582
(423) 439-6241
(866) YOU-DON8 ((866) 968-3668)
West Tennessee
Anatomy Bequest Program
The University of Tennessee, Memphis
875 Monroe Avenue
Memphis, TN 38163
(901) 448-5965
Medical Education & Research Institute
44 South Cleveland
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 722-8001
(800) 360-6374
Middle Tennessee
Vanderbilt Anatomical Donation Program
1211 21st Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37232-2175
(615) 322-7948
Meharry Medical College
Department of Anatomy & Physiology
1005 D.B. Todd Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37208
(615) 327-6663
Virginia
Virginia State Anatomical Program
400 East Jackson St.
Richmond, VA 23219-3694
(804) 786-2479
For information about all programs in the United States, visit
http://www.med.ufl.edu/anatbd/usprograms.html
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