This program will be scheduled on selected Thursdays from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm at CU Anschutz. 

The program costs $500 plus a $15 per student fee.

The maximum number of students per session is 30, and the minimum is 20. Schools are responsible for their transportation to and from CU Anschutz.

 

Schools with a school-wide Title I program may be eligible for a free program session.

 

Each school or organization must designate one primary point of contact who will serve as the main liaison between the school/organization and the COAHEC CADAVERS team. This individual will be responsible for coordinating communication, sharing important information with all participants, and ensuring that all registration steps, required forms, and program requirements are completed by the established deadlines.

To run our program smoothly and ensure University compliance, we require a chaperone rate of 1:7 (chaperone: student). We also require that the school provides an interpreter for English as a Second Language students or Spanish-speaking only students with a ratio of 1:4 (interpreter: Spanish-only speaking students).The School is required to provide sack lunches for their students and staff.

During CADAVERS sessions, photographs and videos may be taken for educational, promotional, and program-related purposes. Our program does not offer a photography opt-out option, as candid photographs may be taken throughout the activities. While students may choose not to participate in group photographs, we cannot guarantee that they will not appear in candid photos.

This policy is outlined in the CADAVERS Waiver Agreement and Acknowledgment completed during registration. We ask schools to ensure that parents and guardians are aware of this policy before registering their students. Parents and guardians who are not comfortable with the photography policy may choose not to have their student participate in the program.

Prior to the arrival of the visiting organization at CU Anschutz or any other location as part of COAHEC’s CADAVERS program, the visiting organization and their designated primary point of contact must:

• Ensure all Participants’ completion of the electronic COAHEC CADAVERS registration,
• Ensure a 1:7 instructor/chaperone to student ratio throughout the visit,
• Provide an English as a Second Language (ESL) chaperone/instructor for language accommodations (1:4 ratio) if needed.
• Ensure safe transportation to and from CU Anschutz.
• Provide participants with face masks if they need them.
• Ensure all participants wear closed-toed shoes, and those with long hair have it tied up. 
• Ensure the school provides a sack lunch for the students to enjoy during their visit to CU Anschutz. (Please note: external deliveries are not permitted due to location and timing constraints.)
• Ensure you only bring students who have not participated in the COAHEC CADAVERS before, and that all your students have completed their registration with their parent/guardian.

 

If you have confirmed your CADAVERS session and are in the process of registering, please carefully read the attached important document and share it with your students, teachers, chaperones, and school administrators.

 

Anatomy Lab Rules and Regulations

COAHEC CADAVERS Session Requirements

1. Your session will take place on your confirm date, starting promptly at 9:00 a.m. sharp and ending at 2:00 p.m. Chaperones and Students must change into scrubs and be ready to begin the session by 9:20 a.m. If this requirement is not met, the session will be canceled, and all participants will be sent home.
2. Please ensure all participants complete their registration by going to the link provided to you via email. Important: Failure to complete the online registration will prevent that person from participating and require us to send them home. 
3. If any of your students require language interpretation, such as ESL or ASL, you must bring a qualified interpreter because the lessons will only be presented in English. COAHEC will not provide an interpreter. A ratio of 1 interpreter to 4 students is required. An interpreter can count towards the ratio of 1 chaperone to 7 students.
4. Chaperone/School Staff Requirements. To ensure student safety and compliance with program policies, the following requirements must be met by the participating school:

Chaperone/School Staff-to-Student Ratio

• Schools must provide a minimum 1:7 chaperone-to-student ratio.
• Both male and female chaperones must be present to accommodate students changing into and out of scrubs and for restroom breaks and supervision.
• The required ratio must be maintained during all sessions.
  • Example: A group of 20 students requires a minimum of 3 chaperones. A group of 30 students requires a minimum of 5 chaperones.

 Group Arrival and Departure

All students, teachers, and chaperones must arrive together at 8:45 a.m. and depart together at 2:00 p.m. Students may not arrive independently or be dropped off without their designated school chaperones.

For safety and logistical reasons, COAHEC cannot accommodate individual arrivals, late arrivals, separate departures, or early departures. All participants must remain with their group for the entire program.

Group Movement

Students and chaperones must remain together and move as a group throughout the program. Students may not separate from their assigned group or independently explore campus facilities.

Supervision Responsibilities

• Students may not go to the restroom or be on campus without a school chaperone.
• Chaperones must arrive with their students and remain with them at all times, including during sessions, breaks, and transitions.

Accountability

• Chaperones are responsible for supervising their students at all times.
• COAHEC staff should never be left alone with students.
• It is the school’s responsibility to ensure these requirements are fully met.

 School/Organization Responsibility

The designated primary point of contact is responsible for ensuring that all chaperones understand and follow these supervision requirements and that students remain appropriately supervised throughout the visit.

• You are required to provide your students with face masks. All visitors must wear closed-toed shoes, and those with long hair should have it tied up.
• COAHEC does not provide lunch. The school must provide a sack lunch for the students to enjoy during their visit to the CU Anschutz. The students should attend the session well-fed, and we encourage a snack just before arrival. No eating is allowed in the lab. Students will have an opportunity to eat their sack lunch during our scheduled break. (Please note: external deliveries are not permitted due to location and timing constraints.)
• You must ensure safe transportation to and from the CU Anschutz.
• Please have the bus drop off the students at the north side of 19th Avenue, directly across from Education 2 North, 13120 E 19th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045. A COAHEC staff member will welcome you and guide you to the starting point of COAHEC CADAVERS. Bus parking will also be facilitated.
• You are required to pay for parking on the CU Anschutz campus. We recommend parking in the Georgetown lot located at the corner of E 19^th Ave and Uvalda CT, campus parking map. The cost for parking is $1.00 per hour, per space. If your bus requires multiple spaces, each space must be paid for individually. Please plan on paying from the time you arrive until 2:30 PM. The lot has automated pay stations or use Parkmobile to pay by Phone.
• Please plan to pick up the students at the same location where you dropped them off at 2:00 pm.
• Students may not participate in the COAHEC CADAVERS experience if they know someone who donated their body to science or the Colorado State Anatomical Board (CSAB) within the last 3 years.
• Students may not participate in the COAHEC CADAVERS. experience if they have participated in the program before.

 

 

The COAHEC CADAVERS program will be scheduled on selected Thursdays from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at CU Anschutz 

 

Students must have an Administrator, Teacher, or Instructor complete the COAHEC CADAVERS Interest form and reserve a session for their class for students to be able to participate.

 

The program is free of charge for School-Wide Title I schools.

Before arrival at CU Anschutz or any other location as part of COAHEC’s CADAVERS program, the student must:

 

• Complete the online registration and waiver form with a parent at least 7 days before their COAHEC CADAVERS session.
• Ensure they can wear closed-toed shoes, and those with long hair have it tied up for the session. 
• Ensure that they read the Anatomy Lab rules and expectations.

 

If your Administrator, Teacher, or Instructor has confirmed your CADAVERS session and you are in the process of registering, please carefully read the attached important document and share it with your parent or guardian.

 

Anatomy Lab Rules and Regulations

 

This checklist is for Confirmed and registered students participating in a COAHEC CADAVERS session. Please take the time to read the following carefully:

1. Your session will start at 9:00 am sharp and end at 2:00 pm. Please arrive on time at your school that morning so your bus can leave and arrive at CU Anschutz on time. A late start will take time away from your COAHEC CADAVERS experience.
2. Before coming to campus, please ensure you have completed your electronic registration and waiver form with your parent or guardian. Failure to register will require us to ask you to leave and prevent you from participating.
3. You may not participate in the COAHEC CADAVERS program if you know someone who donated their body to science or the Colorado State Anatomical Board (CSAB) within the last 3 years.
4. You may not participate again in the COAHEC CADAVERS experience if you have participated in the program before.
   

Students can not reserve COAHEC CADAVERS sessions on behalf of their teachers, instructors, or school administrators. School administrators, teachers or instructors must complete the interest form and reserve the CADAVERS session. We encourage you to share the CADAVERS information with your teacher or school administrator.

Participants can expect the following schedule:

 

08:45 am:  Arrival, Scrub Change, Pre-Survey

09:30 am: Welcome, Expectations, Arts in Medicine 

10:30 am: Microscopy Lab, Anatomy Lab 

12:30 pm: Lunch/Bathroom break

12:50 pm: Ethics in Anatomy, Post-Survey 

01:50 pm: Scrub Change and leave

 

Note that this schedule is subject to change without notice.

No.

COAHEC does not accept paper registrations and waivers. All registrations and waivers must be completed online via the link sent to the administrator, teacher, or instructor. If you have not received the link to the registration and waiver please contact your instructor.

Yes.

You are required to complete your electronic registration and waiver form at least 7 days before the date of their session. Minors must have a parent/guardian complete the registration form with them.

 

If you don't have a completed electronic registration and waiver form on file on the day of the session, you will be asked to leave and will be unable to participate.

• Students who have completed their electronic registration and waiver forms with a parent or guardian.
• Students who have not participated in the COAHEC CADAVERS program before.

NO.

 

Out of  respect  to the donor, their family, and loved ones, students who know someone who donated their body to science or the state anatomical board are not allowed to participate in the COAHEC CADAVERS program.

No, and we are unable to make any exemptions.

The CADAVERS program curriculum allows students to participate in the program only once.