Who We Are

Gift of Life Institute is an international training center for donation professionals offering comprehensive, interdisciplinary resources for skills-based learning, continuing education, collaborative research, and consulting services. Established in 2004, we are the non-profit education and research arm of The Transplant Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization supporting the objectives of Gift of Life Donor Program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

So far, we have designed and facilitated training workshops for more than 3,500 donation professionals on consent, donation after cardiac death, hospital development and board retreats. We are currently building a core curriculum along several tracks in procurement and hospital development.

Our Approach

Our approach to training and education incorporates proven didactic instruction and experiential learning in a simulated environment, along with intensive skill building and coaching to ensure a strong knowledge base and skilled proficiency upon completion. Our programs incorporate competency testing, which is designed to produce results.

All workshops include problem-based learning and skills practice sessions utilizing reality-based hospital and clinical scenarios. This provides a learning environment in which professionals can practice and adopt new skills and formulate solutions to existing practical problems.

This environment accelerates the learning process for the OPO professional by:

• Providing a multidimensional approach to teach behaviors, skills, and strategies that get results.
• Preparing and equipping learners by empowering them with the knowledge and skills needed to build relationships and sustain results.
• Including role-playing and intensive skill building, guiding the learner on how to respond effectively to complex situations under a variety of circumstances.