NMDAM
Observance

National Minority Donor Awareness Month (NMDAM)

National Minority Donor Awareness Month (NMDAM) stems from National Minority Donor Awareness Week which was founded in 1996 by the National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP). The intent was to bring heightened awareness to donation and transplantation in multicultural communities with a primary focus on African American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander and Native American communities.

NMDAM is a collaborative action of the National Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation Multicultural Action Group (NMAG) that aims to create a positive culture for organ, eye, and tissue donation to save and improve the quality of life of diverse communities.

During NMDAM, national organ donation organizations bring increased awareness to the need for more organ, eye, and tissue donors within multicultural communities, provide donation education, inspire donor registration, and promote healthy living and disease prevention to reduce the need for transplantation. NMDAM is a critical effort to drive the positive messages that are needed for minority communities to make the decision for organ, eye, and tissue donation.

The Clive Callender, MD Circle of Excellence Award

Presented by NMAG, the Clive Callender MD Circle of Excellence Award honors a candidate in the African American Asian American/Pacific Islander, Latino, or Native American community who exemplifies the highest level of leadership, professionalism, and compassion in the field of organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation for communities of color.

The award’s namesake, Dr. Clive Callender, is a renowned surgeon and professor at Howard University College of Medicine, a co-founder of the National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP), and a groundbreaking pioneer for donation education in diverse communities.