It is not usually possible to have the Will read within a reasonable period so we strongly advise that, if possible and appropriate to your individual circumstance, you discuss your wishes with your next-of-kin, executor or any other person who is likely to be in charge at the time of your death. ‘Upon my death, I direct that my body, if acceptable and needed for anatomical studies and medical research, be delivered to the Human Body Donor Program in the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences at Queen’s University (or to the nearest Medical School)’. You may wish to include a statement in your Will to authorize the donation. You may fill in the form provided with your driver’s licence or.The second copy should be retained for your records and if possible, this information should be accessible to your next-of-kin or executor or Only completion of Part 1 is required to indicate your intention to donate your body. One copy of the form entitled ‘Donation of Body to School of Anatomy’ should be completed and mailed. By writing to the Human Body Donor Program, Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Botterell Hall, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6.The process can be simplified if your intention to donate your body has been recorded and some simple paper work completed.Īrrangements to donate may be made in any one or more of the following three methods:
A great deal of coordination is necessary at the time of death involving many people – the family or executor, clergy, physician, the Human Body Donor Program in the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen’s University, and others. If you are thinking about donating your body to Queen’s University, this brochure outlines the procedures involved. Thus even after the death of a loved one, many donors and their families are making a very personal and special contribution to the progress of medical science, and to the training of professionals in health-related disciplines. Without this important gift, our education of future health-care professionals would be much less rich. The generous donation of human bodies and tissues to the Human Body Donor Program enables critically important teaching and research activities to occur at Queen’s University.
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