Dr. Krumm is a nationally recognized healthcare leader with over 30 years of experience advancing patient safety, professional accountability and perioperative excellence. As a faculty member at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and Vanderbilt Health’s Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy, Dr. Krumm helps organizations implement evidence-based strategies to build high-performing teams and foster a culture of safety, support and respect. She has played a pivotal role in systemwide safety initiatives, including the development of a comprehensive safety program at Columbus-based The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and the implementation of perioperative safety huddles across Vanderbilt’s adult hospitals. Her work on peer feedback models, including the “coworker observation reporting system” for nursing programs, has informed national guidelines and been featured in Association of periOperative Registered Nurses’ revised standards for team communication. A member of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s clinical learning environment review operative and procedural sub-protocol advisory group, Dr. Krumm shapes national conversations around safety, professionalism and team-based care.
