IIAM, the International Institute for the Advancement of Medicine, was founded in 1986 to meet these needs and to offer people wishing to donate an option to contribute to this important work. IIAM has become one of the largest recovery networks in the world for the acquisition of donated human organs and tissues for research and education.

IIAM receives organs and tissues in accordance with the wishes of donors and their families. We view these donations to be living memorials. By offering the option of donation for research and education, we provide an opportunity for a donor to make a significant contribution to society, and give family and friends a chance to honor their loved one's memory by improving the quality of life for others.

We work with organ procurement organizations, tissue banks, hospitals, hospice programs, funeral directors, medical examiners, and individual donors throughout the United States in offering donation of organs and tissues for research and education.

IIAM consists of 2 divisions: the Organ Division and the Anatomical Division. The Organ Division works with more than 50 recovery organizations in recovering whole, fresh organs for research from organ donors for transplantation who have authorized use of the non-transplantable organs for research. These organs experience virtually no warm ischemia, and minimal cold ischemia i.e. 12-24 hours to ship the organs in preservation directly from the O.R. recovery suite to the researcher's lab. IIAM has full access to the donor's medical chart and can therefore relay all pertinent information about the donor.

The Anatomical Division facilitates whole body donation for research and education. These donors are generally over 65 years of age. Through our partnership with Platinum Training, these donors contribute to surgical training and advancements in medical education and development. Please contact Martin Dean,
702-856-2607, or Tonya Hurt, 702-856-2685 at Platinum Training for Anatomical Tissue requests for surgical education and research. Click here for press release about Platinum Training and IIAM partnership

IIAM is a division of the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF). MTF is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) and inspected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

IIAM is also licensed and inspected by the New York State Department of Health.