Rhode Island is home to teaching hospitals, medical schools, and research institutions that train physicians who go on to practice throughout the region. Educating medical students, training surgeons, and researching diseases rely on families who make the decision to donate a body after death. When donating one’s body to science, you are making an important […]
In 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded $241 million in grants and contracts to 19 Rhode Island organizations in 2025, Brown being the largest at $132 million. The research and studies being done are advancing healthcare knowledge in new ways and also helping to educate medical students and train surgeons. There’s a high […]
For the first time, enrollment in U.S. medical schools exceeded 100,000 students in the 2025–2026 school year, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). That’s good news, as the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis projects a shortage of more than 140,000 physicians by 2038 despite medical student graduations. Nearly every one of […]
More than 1,850 institutions worldwide use human bodies for medical education and research. Despite advances in imaging, modeling, and simulations, anatomical donations are still critical to surgical training, anatomy education, and research. These programs train the next generation of doctors and lead to innovative treatments that improve the quality of care. Body donations in 2025 […]
Donating your body to science represents one of the most meaningful contributions you can make to medical education and scientific research, enabling medical students to study human anatomy, surgeons to train on life-saving skills, and researchers to advance our understanding of diseases. If you’re considering how to donate your body to science, you could be […]