Start with the map
Field Guide for the New Organ Procurement Coordinator
A practical orientation to the donor-case workflow, coordinator mindset, core concepts, on-call realities, and the first year in the field.
New + aspiring organ procurement coordinators
Learn the role.
Find your footing.
Practical, honest resources for understanding organ procurement coordination—and feeling a little less alone while you grow into it.
Choose your starting point- Instant digital resources
- Built from field experience
- Made for the first year
Choose how you learn
Start with the guide.
Add the conversation.
Use the field guide to orient yourself to the work, then listen to an honest first-year conversation when you need perspective, reassurance, or a reminder that confidence takes time.
Hear the honest version
A Candid Conversation About Your First Year as an Organ Procurement Coordinator
A candid conversation about the pressure, responsibility, self-doubt, meaning, and growth that can shape your first year as a coordinator.
A learning rhythm for the real world
You do not have to master everything at once.
- 01Read
Build a mental map of the case flow, language, and coordinator mindset.
- 02Listen
Hear the honest realities of the first year—and why feeling overwhelmed is not failure.
- 03Return
Come back after orientation, before a first case, or whenever the role feels new again.