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SEMO and MAT created a pilot program to educate nursing students on the organ donation process.

Southeast Nursing Students Pilot New Tissue, Organ Donation Education Program

“Introduction to Critical Care” Senior nursing students in the “Introduction to Critical Care” course at Southeast spent the spring semester piloting a first-of-its-kind online program on tissue and organ donation. The initiative, “Organ and Tissue Donor Education for Undergraduate Nursing Students,” is made possible thanks to a generous grant awarded to Southeast Missouri State University …

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Organ Recipients Share Stories, Thank Donors, Call For More Donors

Douglas Jordan still tears up when he explains the circumstances that led to his first organ transplants in September 2013. He shared his story, as did other organ recipients, April 26 during the Organ Transplant Fair held in the America Building at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Wendy Caesar-Gibbs, a registered dietitian and board-certified …

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