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If you work closely with people who are facing death or grieving families who have suffered a loss and there is an interest in donating non-transplantable organs and tissue or whole body donation so that others might live, IIAM can help. An Option for Donors Faced with the loss of a loved one, many families seek a positive outlet to their grief by donating organs for transplantation. Too often, they must be told that the medical condition of the deceased or circumstances of the death rule out donation for transplantation. IIAM offers an alternative: donation for research and education. IIAM brings together donor families and medical research facilities, medical schools and health care training programs. We work closely with prominent research programs to provide a comforting option for donors and families wishing to donate. Serving the Research Community IIAM supports local research needs first. To ensure that donors' wishes are fulfilled, if organ placement cannot occur locally, IIAM contacts its regional and national research partners. IIAM follows a strict set of guidelines in working with research laboratories and medical education programs. To qualify for donated organs or tissue through IIAM, researchers must: 1. Complete IIAM's Application/Agreement for Human Tissue 2. Demonstrate scientific merit 3. Be approved by the IIAM's Application Review Committee. 4. Remain in compliance with IIAM terms and conditions. Commitment to Donors and Donor Families IIAM is committed to serving donors. We view donation as a living memorial and, through our extensive network of research and medical education, we work to fulfill the wishes of the donor.