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.