Don’t ask, don’t tell – who should promote body donation programmes in the public domain?

Cadaveric dissection has been used for centuries to examine human anatomy, with popular figures such as Leonardo Da Vinci and Andreas Vesalius utilising dissection to further knowledge in the medical sciences.The use of cadavers for teaching anatomy in medical schools remains popular, with many institutes still engaging active body donation programmes for this reason.1 However, doctors are not alone Don't ask, don't tell -who should promote body donation programmes in the public domain?