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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 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

 

West Tennessee

Anatomy Bequest Program
The University of Tennessee, Memphis
855 Monroe Avenue
Memphis, TN 38163
(901) 448-5965

 

Middle Tennessee

Vanderbilt Anatomical Donation Program
C-2310 Medical Center North
1611 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37232-2175
(615) 322-7948


Meharry Medical College
Department of Anatomy & Physiology
1005 D.B. Todd Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37208
(615) 327-6308

 

New Mexico

University of New Mexico Anatomical Donations Program Basic Medical Sciences Bldg. Room 149              Albuquerque, NM  87131-5218 505.272.5555 www.unm.edu/~adp/

 

Virginia

Virginia State Anatomical Program
400 East Jackson St.
Richmond, VA  23219-3694
(804) 786-2479


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Regional Offices

Golden State Donor Services 1.916.567.1600 Referrals 1.800.762.8819 Fax  1.916.567.8300

Mountain Region Donor Services 1.423.915.0808  Referrals 1.888.562.3774 Fax  1.423.915.1170 

New Mexico Donor Services 1.505.843.7672 Referrals 1.800.843.7672 Fax  1.505.343.1828

Sierra Eye and Tissue Donor Services 1.916.569.0200 Referrals 1.800.762.8819 Distribution 1.800.435.5780 Fax  1.916.569.0300

Tennessee Donor Services Nashville 1.615.234.5251 1.888.234.4440 Referrals 1.800.969.4438 Fax  1.615.320.1655

Tennessee Donor Services  Chattanooga 1.423.756.5736 Fax  1.423.756.5904

Tennessee Donor Services Knoxville 1.865.588.1031 Fax 1.865.588.5903

Tennessee Donor Services Jackson 1.731.425.6393

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