Importance of Whole Body Donation

Your whole body donation is a gift to science. There is no other training modality that can replace the human body when it comes to perfecting the art of medicine. From the young medical student to the seasoned neurosurgeon or scientist, your gift helps in so many ways. 

The Life Tree Anatomical whole body donor program facilitates the exchange of human tissue between donors and medical researchers and educators who need it for their vital work. Those who have given this powerful gift have taken that monumental first step towards bringing hope to future generations and benefiting humanity.

The generosity of donors allows medical students to go to school so that they can become doctors. Additionally, they allow doctors to maintain their surgical and medical skills and assist medical device companies in developing new implantable devices, such as hips, knees, and other joints. Anatomical researchers use donor organ tissue samples to develop breakthrough treatments for cancer, dementia, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, and more.

The experience and education gained using human tissue is far superior to any learning provided by artificial substitutes and textbooks. Human body donation after death makes the medical advancements possible that we see today and improves the quality of life for generations to come. 

We can not thank you enough.