Mary is a Clinical Nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, NY while pursuing her master's degree in nursing at New York University.
As part of her master’s program, Mary works as a Registered Charge Nurse at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City, NY caring for women suffering from post-partum depression.
Serves as an Instructor at the University of Colorado's College of Nursing, where she teaches an undergraduate course in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, coordinates continuing education courses in patient-and-family-centered care and mental health under grant funding and serves as a substitute instructor as needed.
While teaching Lamaze childbirth classes at the hospital, Rose Medical Center hires Mary to develop a parent-centered OB service for the hospital.
While serving as Charge Nurse at Rose Medical Center, Mary is hired to develop Colorado’s first family-centered maternity program. She later becomes Co-Director of the Patient Education Program, overseeing services for 500 families each month.
Mary begins a PhD program at the University of Denver while working as a Graduate Student Assistant in the Nursing Administration Division at the University of Colorado, Denver College of Nursing.
Krugman earns her PhD in Higher Education at the University of Denver.
While serving as the Director of Nursing Programs at the Community College of Denver, Mary restores the nursing program's accreditation in only two years.
During her tenure as Director of Professional Resources at the University of Colorado Hospital (1992-2012), Dr. Krugman meets Dr. Colleen Goode (1997) and co-creates a graduate nurse residency program that orients newly licensed nurses into hospitals.
The evidence-based program is initially instituted at University of Colorado Hospital (2002) and later endorsed by the National Academy of Medicine (2010) and approved by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (2014). Today, more than 500 sites across the U.S. have adopted the program.
Dr. Krugman serves as the principal investigator for 18 research studies and contributes to seven additional projects, all aimed at enhancing nursing performance, patient outcomes, and organizational effectiveness in hospital settings.
Joins the University of Colorado Hospital as the Nursing Director for General Clinical Research Center. Serves in a dual role as the GCRC Interim Nurse Manager from 1995-1996 and 1999-2000.
Leader of the University of Colorado Hospital's Hospital Magnet Initiatives serving as the Lead Writer and Editor for 3 Successful Magnet Designations and the Editor on a 4th Magnet Documents w/Designation.
Contributes to and serves as an editor for Nursing Research Secrets, a text that provides practical information for nurses involved in research and evidence-based practice projects.
Becomes an Invited Member of the Journal of Nursing Administration Editorial Board.
Dr. Krugman teaches at the University of Colorado, Denver College of Nursing as an Adjunct Associate Professor.
Appointed to the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Task Force to construct standards for accrediting national post-baccalaureate nursing residency programs.
Serves as an Invited Columnist for the column Evidence-Based Practice in Journal for Nurses in Staff Development and a member of journal’s Editorial Board.
Becomes an Invited Member of the National Quality Forum's Expert Panel on Quality Measures.
Serves on the Future of Nursing campaign for the Colorado Action Coalition.
While serving as Director of Nursing Innovation and Outcomes at the University of Colorado Hospital, Mary mentors hundreds of nurses, educators, and healthcare leaders in their careers.
Comes out of retirement temporarily to serve as Interim Dean of The University of Colorado College of Nursing.