Collaborative use of the peer assist model in large transplant programs in the United States.

Context: The basic assumption of the peer assist model is that nearly every transplant center is already doing something that other centers could adopt in order to streamline or enhance their own operations.

Objective: To describe how the Transplant Growth and Management Collaborative used the peer assist model with 2 large transplant centers in the United States and to identify best practices and outcomes.

Setting: The University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center.