The Anatomical Bequest Program at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is pleased to be able to accept the unselfish and generous donations of earthly remains given by donors to benefit the future healthcare providers of the State of Tennessee.  The thoughtfulness behind these donations has been greatly appreciated by both the students who have learned a great deal with the aid of those donations and the instructors who have taught these young people so that they may aid others.  When one stops to think about the impact of such donations, one can’t help but realize that these single acts of generosity touch the lives of so many over the course of the career of the doctors, dentists, therapists, and other practitioners whose basis for medical understanding begins with an appreciation and reverence for the human body.  Daily, these individuals use what they have learned to better the quality of life of people that donors may have never met in their lifetime.  However, it is through the donors’ perpetual gifts that Tennessee’s healthcare providers have learned the skills that help them to help others and thus improve society as a whole.

For detailed information about the Anatomical Bequest Program, or to obtain bequest forms, please contact or call (901) 448-5978.