Clare Shumate
December 2025
Clare
Shumate
,
BSN, RN
Kidney Transplant Program
ChristianaCare
Newark
,
DE
United States
She is solutions-focused and mission-driven, often stepping in to support colleagues with grace and steadiness, whether it’s coordinating complex patient care, advocating for resources, or helping navigate communication barriers.
Clare Shumate is a remarkable nurse leader whose commitment to excellence, compassion, and collaboration has shaped the Kidney Transplant Program at ChristianaCare in extraordinary ways. Nursing is Clare’s second career, and she brings to it both the heart of a caregiver and the insight of someone who has chosen this work with deep purpose. She began her journey at ChristianaCare in the Surgical Critical Care Complex, where she discovered her passion for transplantation and organ donation, a calling that has since defined her professional path.
For the past 10 years, Clare has been a dedicated part of the Kidney Transplant Program, stepping into the Clinical Supervisor role in March 2024. In this leadership role, she continues to lead by example: advocating fiercely for patients, empowering her team, and stewarding the growth of a high-performing, patient-centered program. Her leadership has directly contributed to the program’s expansion, more than doubling transplant volumes to over 50 transplants per year since 2019 while sustaining optimal patient outcomes and exceptional patient experience scores.
Clare is a leader who never seeks the spotlight, but whose impact is unmistakable. She acts decisively and thoughtfully, guiding the team through challenges with clarity and accountability. Her ability to coach, mentor, and build trust has strengthened the program’s culture and helped create a collaborative environment that allows others to thrive. She is solutions-focused and mission-driven, often stepping in to support colleagues with grace and steadiness, whether it’s coordinating complex patient care, advocating for resources, or helping navigate communication barriers.
She holds frequent check-ins with her direct reports, has an open-door policy for all, and supports the entire transplant leadership team to co-host Workflow, Staff, and QAPI meetings with intention and transparency, reinforcing a culture of shared ownership and continuous improvement. Clare holds high standards, but leads with empathy, always checking in, offering support, and modeling the values we hope to instill in others. Her background in direct patient care remains evident: she knows how to lift up the team so that every patient receives the best care possible, and she is often the quiet voice behind critical wins that improve both patient and staff experience.
Clare’s work in transplant nursing is more than a profession; it is a calling she lives with humility, integrity, and deep care. She is a role model, a pillar of stability, and a leader whose impact is both measurable and deeply felt.
For the past 10 years, Clare has been a dedicated part of the Kidney Transplant Program, stepping into the Clinical Supervisor role in March 2024. In this leadership role, she continues to lead by example: advocating fiercely for patients, empowering her team, and stewarding the growth of a high-performing, patient-centered program. Her leadership has directly contributed to the program’s expansion, more than doubling transplant volumes to over 50 transplants per year since 2019 while sustaining optimal patient outcomes and exceptional patient experience scores.
Clare is a leader who never seeks the spotlight, but whose impact is unmistakable. She acts decisively and thoughtfully, guiding the team through challenges with clarity and accountability. Her ability to coach, mentor, and build trust has strengthened the program’s culture and helped create a collaborative environment that allows others to thrive. She is solutions-focused and mission-driven, often stepping in to support colleagues with grace and steadiness, whether it’s coordinating complex patient care, advocating for resources, or helping navigate communication barriers.
She holds frequent check-ins with her direct reports, has an open-door policy for all, and supports the entire transplant leadership team to co-host Workflow, Staff, and QAPI meetings with intention and transparency, reinforcing a culture of shared ownership and continuous improvement. Clare holds high standards, but leads with empathy, always checking in, offering support, and modeling the values we hope to instill in others. Her background in direct patient care remains evident: she knows how to lift up the team so that every patient receives the best care possible, and she is often the quiet voice behind critical wins that improve both patient and staff experience.
Clare’s work in transplant nursing is more than a profession; it is a calling she lives with humility, integrity, and deep care. She is a role model, a pillar of stability, and a leader whose impact is both measurable and deeply felt.