Human Body Donation Task Force
Formalized in 2020, the task force aims to:
- increase awareness about whole body donation for education and research
- advocate for body donor best interests
- develop and contribute to best practices
- strive to inform policymakers and regulatory efforts
- support legal and ethical program operations and activities for educators, researchers, body donors, and the greater anatomy community
Task Force Members
- Joy Balta, The Ohio State University
- Thomas Champney, University of Miami
- Chris Ferrigno, Rush University Medical Center
- Laura Johnson, University of Missouri
- Callum Ross, University of Chicago
- Brandi Schmitt, University of California
- Heather Smith, Midwestern University
For more information about human body donation, COVID guidelines, the use of cadavers in medical education, and how to donate your body to science, visit anatomy.org/BodyDonation.