We deeply appreciate your interest in our program. Please take a few minutes to view our site and learn more about body donation and the specifics of our program at LMU-DCOM. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us.
What is body donation?
Body donation is when someone chooses, at the time of death, to graciously allow others to learn from their body. These gifts are invaluable to medical education and research. The information learned from body donations has helped with everything from life saving surgical techniques to how we understand everyday ailments. It has proven to be the best way to train physicians and other allied health care professionals. In order to successfully treat the human body, one must first have an expert understanding.
Why do people choose our program?
They want to be a part of the LMU-DCOM mission to provide better medical services to the underserved of rural Appalachia.
Our donors want to “give back” and make a difference by allowing others to learn from their gracious gift. The legacy of our donors lives on after their service to our school in the thousands of lives our health care professionals touch every day.
LMU has earned the trust of our community with over 125 years of service to our community.
Since LMU-DCOM covers all the costs associated with an accepted donation, it does not leave a financial hardship on the family of the donor.
We offer the families of our donors the choice to receive back their loved ones cremated remains or have them interred in our LMU-DCOM communal cemetery space where families can visit.
The LMU-DCOM Anatomical Donation Program believes it is important to honor our donors. Families can visit our Donor Memorial Wall which displays the names of our donors and are invited to participate in our annual memorial services.
To find more information about the LMU-DCOM Anatomical Donation Program use the links to the left of the page, or you can download our donation paperwork by clicking the blue button labeled, Download Body Donation Application Form
Anatomical Donation Program
Lincoln Memorial University -
DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hamilton Math and Science Building, 4th floor
6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway
Harrogate, TN 37752
423.869.6745
