Minority Affairs Committee
The Minority Affairs Committee (MAC) identifies and considers aspects of organ procurement, allocation, and transplantation with the potential to impact minority and vulnerable populations in particular. In addition, the Committee provides input and recommendations regarding ongoing efforts of other OPTN Committees and the Board of Directors to ensure that issues and special needs of minority and vulnerable populations are considered and addressed.
Waiting time adjustments approved for kidney candidates affected by race-based eGFR calculations.
Programs required to submit modification forms by Jan. 3, 2024.
Learn about the Board actionFeatured report
One-year eGFR waiting time modification monitoring report (PDF 4/15/2024)
Current Projects
Review
- Reassess Inclusion of Race in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) Equation
- Data Collection to Assess Socioeconomic Status and Access to Transplant (6/2020)
Implemented
- Refit Kidney Donor Profile Index without Race and Hepatitis C Virus
- Modify Waiting Time for Candidates Affected by Race-Inclusive Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) Calculations (1/2023)
- Establish OPTN Requirement for Race- Neutral eGFR Calculations
- Guidance to increase nonA1 and nonA1B kidneys for type B candidates (7/2017)
Chair
- Dr. Alejandro Diez
- Ohio State University Medical Center
Vice Chair
- Dr. Oscar K Serrano
- Hartford Hospital
Liaison
- Kelley Poff
- UNOS Employee
- kelley.poff@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms. Adriana Alvarez | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2026 |
| Mr. Steve Averhart | New England Organ Bank | Region 1 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Christina Baune | University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview | Region 7 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| John Bayton | General Public Region 2 | Region 2 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Niviann M Blondet | Seattle Children's Hospital | Region 6 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Brittany Clayborne | General Public Region 4 | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2025 |
| Lauren Darensbourg | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2025 |
| Ms. Donna R Dennis | University of Kentucky Medical Center | Region 11 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Sandy Edwards | General Public Region 4 | Region 4 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Obi Ekwenna | University of Toledo Medical Center | Region 10 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Hilda E Fernandez | NY Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Univ. Medical Center | Region 9 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Shelley Grant | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2025 |
| Tatia P. Jackson, PhD | General Public Region 3 | Region 3 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Adrian C Lawrence | UT Southwestern Medical Center/William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Anthony L Panos | University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Transplant Programs | Region 8 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Ruben E Quiros Tejeira | The Nebraska Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. April Stempien-Otero | University of Washington Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Marcus A Urey | University of California San Diego Medical Center | Region 5 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Ms. Catherine E Vascik | AdventHealth Orlando | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
- October 16, 2024 - MAC (PDF - 121 K)
- September 30, 2024 - MAC (PDF - 196 K)
- August 19, 2024 - MAC (PDF - 174 K)
- July 15, 2024 - MAC (PDF - 160 K)
- June 24, 2024 - MAC (PDF - 150 K)
- May 20, 2024 - MAC (PDF - 158 K)
- April 15, 2024 - MAC (PDF - 120 K)
- April 4, 2024 - MAC (PDF - 191 K)
- March 18, 2024 - MAC (PDF - 138 K)
- February 26, 2024 - MAC (PDF - 167 K)
- January 22, 2024 - MAC (PDF - 176 K)
- December 18, 2023 - MAC (PDF - 174 K)
- November 20, 2023 - MAC (PDF - 185 K)
- October 16, 2023 - MAC (PDF - 118 K)
- September 18, 2023 - MAC (PDF - 143 K)
- September 15, 2023 - MAC Refit KDPI Without Race and HCV Workgroup (PDF - 160 K)
- August 18, 2023 - MAC (PDF - 183 K)
- July 27, 2023 - MAC Refit KDPI Without Race and HCV Workgroup (PDF - 130 K)
- July 21, 2023 - MAC Refit KDPI Without Race and HCV Workgroup (PDF - 117 K)
- July 17, 2023 - MAC (PDF - 107 K)
- May 15, 2023 - MAC (PDF - 143 K)
- April 17, 2023 - MAC (PDF - 141 K)
- February 27, 2023 - MAC (PDF - 243 K)
- January 23, 2023 - MAC (PDF - 112 K)
- November 21, 2022 - MAC (PDF - 107 K)
- November 8, 2022 - MAC (PDF - 174 K)
- October 17, 2022 - MAC (PDF - 256 K)
- October 11, 2022 - MAC Kidney Reassess Race in eGFR Workgroup (PDF - 228 K)
- September 19, 2022 - MAC (PDF - 164 K)
- August 22, 2022 - MAC (PDF - 172 K)
- July 18, 2022 - MAC (PDF - 203 K)
- July 6, 2022 - MAC (PDF - 146 K)
- June 16, 2022 - MAC Kidney Reassess Race in eGFR Workgroup (PDF - 145 K)
- June 1, 2022 - MAC Kidney Reassess Race in eGFR Workgroup (PDF - 140 K)
- May 26, 2022 - MAC Kidney Reassess Race in eGFR Workgroup (PDF - 237 K)
- May 16, 2022 - MAC (PDF - 235 K)
- May 3, 2022 - MAC Kidney Reassess Race in eGFR Workgroup (PDF - 238 K)
- April 18, 2022 - MAC (PDF - 246 K)
- March 21, 2022 - MAC (PDF - 166 K)
- February 28, 2022 - MAC (PDF - 281 K)
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