Christine Steiger

Background

About Christine Steiger

United Tissue Network (UTN) is accredited by The American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB), which is a professional, nonprofit 501c3, scientific and educational organization. AATB actively inspects and accredits Non-Transplant Anatomical Donation Organizations using comprehensive standards and policies that resemble current accreditation procedures for transplant tissue banks. This allows for transparency and the publics’ trust in all donation opportunities. This accreditation provides the confidence that UTN is held to the highest standards and is committed to only the best practices. UTN is accredited by the New York State Department of Health which ensures that the premises, equipment, personnel, rules and by-laws and standards of service are fit and adequate. UTN is recognized as a Donor Program by the Oklahoma State Anatomical Board. This recognition ensures proper handling for the collection, preservation, storage, distribution, delivery, recovery for users, cremation and final disposition of all donors used for health science education in the state are conducted in an ethical manner.