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Body Donation Program<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]From ancient times, physicians have studied the human body, striving to unlock its secrets in order to treat more successfully the illnesses that continue to ravage humankind. For more than 500 years, this kind of study has been pursued in a scientific way, providing the principal means of introducing aspiring young doctors to the internal structure of the human body, laying a foundation for an understanding of normal bodily functions and how disease may affect both structure and function.<\/p>\n

The practice continues today in the laboratories of UT Health San Antonio, where students of medicine, dentistry, and the allied health professions learn from the bodies of persons who have contributed their physical remains for this very specific educational endeavor. Often referred to as the ultimate charitable act, these gifts have far-reaching benefits, extending beyond the students themselves to generations of patients as well. Surveys have shown that people inclined to donate their bodies for use in medical studies do so through a strong desire to assist, in a material way, the transmission of medical knowledge across generations and take justifiable pride in their understanding of the essential contribution the gift of their bodies makes to this process.<\/p>\n

UT Health San Antonio welcomes your interest in the process of body donation. Click here to view a series of Frequently Asked Questions<\/span><\/a> and responses that address many of the basic inquiries. Also shown is the <\/span>text of the actual Body Donation Form<\/span><\/a> with which donors indicate the desire to contribute their bodies. If after having read the information you have questions that remain unanswered, we invite you to phone our office to discuss them 210-567-3900. You may request that will forms be sent to you, if that is your wish, by calling the same number. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you prefer to correspond with us through the mail, you may address inquiries to:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Department of Cell Systems & Anatomy
\nMail Code 7762
\nUT Health San Antonio
\n7703 Floyd Curl Drive
\nSan Antonio, Texas 78229-3900<\/p>\n

You may also address questions or requests for forms by e-mail to:<\/h2>\n

Rebecca Cantu, M.S.
\nBody Donation Program Coordinator
\ncanture@uthscsa.edu<\/a>
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Bequeathal Agreement<\/h3>\n

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Contact Information<\/h3>\n

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Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n

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Program Media<\/h3>\n

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