Body Donation Introduction
The ANU Medical School’s Anatomy Laboratories, located at both the
Canberra Hospital and on the ANU campus, are licensed as a School of
Anatomy and accept body donations made by members of the public who
wish to make this unique contribution to anatomical studies and
advancement of medicine.
The opportunity to examine and dissect the human body is a privilege
and the ANU Medical School is extremely grateful to those members of
the public who donate their bodies after death. This generosity is one
of the reasons why the standard of Australian medical practitioners is
so high.
ANU Medical School’s Body Donation Program
All bodies are formally bequeathed to the ANU Medical School and a
register is kept of all who have completed the donation forms.
The Medical School takes all responsibility to arrange cremation or
a simple burial when anatomical examination, study and teaching of
anatomy is completed. There are no direct costs incurred by the family
of the deceased.
In rare circumstances the University may not be able to accept a
bequest. The Medical School use bequeathed bodies to study the NORMAL
structure of the WHOLE human body, and may therefore not be in a
position to accept a body whose normal structure has been significantly
altered by a medical condition or the performance of an autopsy, or to
accept bequests of separate organs of the body. Following certain rare
diseases a body may also be unacceptable. For further information please call 0405 654 310
Body Donation Form Body Donation Information Brochure
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