Any person of sound mind who is at least 18 years of age.

• Self-Donation: Application is initiated and completed by 捐献者.

When a coroner requests an autopsy, a pre-registered donation will be accepted. In the event that 捐献者 cannot be used for educational or research purposes after the coroner’s autopsy, 捐赠者将被送去火化. Donations are not accepted when an autopsy is requested by a party other than the coroner.

Removal of the organs at the time of death would make whole-body donation impractical. 然而，捐献眼睛是可能的. Arrangements for eye donations should be made at the same time as your application for body donation.

Certainly, you can cancel at any time by a phone call or letter to the BDP. The BDP forms that have been completed, will be returned to 捐献者.

The individual or institution responsible for your body should contact OUWB at (248) 370-3457 for instructions. Arrangements will be coordinated for the pick up and transportation of your body to facilitate preparations for use by OUWB.

No, the BDP facility is a restricted area and is not intended for family viewing. Arrangements for a viewing must be made in advance with the funeral home of your choice prior to transporting your body to the BDP. The funeral home must contact the BDP office (248) 370-3457 for specific instructions regarding the required preparation of your body.

Body donations are used for education and/or research at Oakland University and other educational and health care institutions. Kindly be aware that other academic institutions are required to ad在这里 to the same standards of care, 在使用捐款时，尊重和诚信. OUWB will receive the remains when the host institution has completed their use. 捐款时, 捐献者, their survivors and/or responsible parties cannot specify the intended use(s) for the body or designate specific persons or entities that will utilize it.

No. We do not provide any reports of pathological findings, 死因, 或者具体研究的细节.

Following the completion of the use of the body, the BDP will coordinate the cremation of the remains. Be aware, the whole process may take up to three years. 火化后，有两种选择:

• The representative designated by 捐献者 will be notified by email/mail that the cremated remains (cremains) may be picked up at the BDP office, 或可通过美国邮政优先邮件邮寄. Please note that the entire cremains will be mailed to only one designated recipient. 和平民主党不会瓜分骨灰.
• 指定代表不在时, the BDP will arrange for the cremains to be interred at the OUWB陵墓 在太. 罗切斯特市中心的埃文公墓.

If you pass away in a city located in lower Michigan, arrangements can be made to transport your body to the BDP. We cannot manage transportation from out of state, so if you or your family/estate wish to transfer your donation to another program/medical school in the city w在这里 you pass away, 请与BDP联系, 我们很乐意在这一过程中提供帮助.

是的. 每年举行一次纪念仪式, 将学生聚集在一起, 临床医生, and researchers who have benefitted from the donated bodies. All donors who passed away in the previous calendar year will be honored at this special occasion. 家庭成员, 或者其他代表, 在捐款表格上注明, will be invited to attend this meaningful event. More on the memorial ceremony, including videos of past events, can be found 在这里.

For more information on current regulations for body donation in Michigan, please 点击这里 to view the applicable portion of the state's Public Health Code. 

请查收捐赠登记表 在这里.