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What Whole Body Donation Means to Medical Students

What Whole Body Donation Means to Medical Students What Whole Body Donation Means to Medical Students

Each year, a local medical school hosts a ceremony honoring those who donated their body to the advancement of medical education. Third year student, Ang Nguyen, shared these words at a ceremony in 2022 about what whole body donation means to tomorrow’s physicians: “…We become doctors for many different reasons. Some of us want to […]

How University Programs Honor Body Donors in Saint Louis

How University Programs Honor Body Donors in Saint Louis How University Programs Honor Body Donors

Donating your body to science following death is a selfless gift that furthers medical science and helps future doctors learn important anatomy skills. How Saint Louis area university programs honor body donors differs from institution to institution. Here in the Saint Louis area, three local universities participate in body donation programs that advance knowledge for […]

Gift of Body as Your Legacy

It is a natural desire to want to leave your mark on society. We are humans, and we want to make a difference. However, these aspirations shift to what we will leave behind as we age. With that finish line in sight, we consider how our friends, family, and community will remember us. What will […]

Three Compelling Reasons to Donate Your Body to Science in St. Louis

Three Compelling Reasons to Donate Your Body to Science in St. Louis Three Compelling Reasons to Donate Your Body to Science in St. Louis

Your benevolence in life can carry on after your death with whole body donation to a program right here in St. Louis. Here at St. Louis Body Donations, we offer these three considerations that will make you look at whole body donation in a new light. Whole body donation saves lives. Here in St. Louis, […]

Organ Donation with Whole Body Donation – Is it possible?

Organ Donation with Whole Body Donation – Is it possible? Possible to Donate Just Organ

Making end-of-life decisions is difficult, and it can be complicated when the possibility of organ donation comes into play, especially when the decedent has chosen whole body donation to scientific research. Can someone donate organs and still have a body accepted for research? The answer is, it depends. First and foremost, please consider organ donation […]

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