Mary Sukumar

Simulation Education Specialist with extensive experience in curriculum development and instructional design in the healthcare space.

Certified instructor for BLS, ACLS, and PALS, contributing to improved training outcomes. Recognized for implementing quality improvement initiatives and mentoring healthcare professionals in high-pressure settings.

Sustainability advocate with proven success in reducing operating costs and promoting sustainable practices.

Seeking a leadership role that utilizes my knowledge and skills, contributing in an environment that fosters ideas and innovation, resulting in quality patient outcomes.

• Society of Simulation in Healthcare – content reviewer /affinity group memberships
• Supporter of Healthcare without Harm and Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Network
• Institute of Healthcare Improvement
• American Board of AI in Medicine
• American College of Medical Quality
• National Association of Healthcare Quality
• Obstetric Anesthetists Association
• KYBELE
• Doctors Without Borders
• Women Without Borders
• One Million Women

• Winner of the Best Government Initiative at the Gulf Sustainability and CSR Award 2019 for 'The Mural Project'
• Implemented hospital wide standardization of resuscitation carts using Kaizen principles for continuous improvement / Anesthesia KPI development and data management
• Implemented quality improvement initiatives in the management of acute post-operative pain, the use of the surgical checklist and the safe handling and positioning of patients in the operating room
• Trainer and mentor – resuscitation / management of epidural services / Medical and nursing students / CME / CNE programs
• Instructor for PROMPT (Practical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training)
• Utilized the medium of art to raise awareness on Healthcare Sustainability and raise funding for children’s charities

• Enhancing Communication Among Patient Transporters through Simulation-based Training, 14th International Nursing and Patient Safety Conference, Dubai presented in 2024
• Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy and Airway Decontamination – Environmental and Sustainability Considerations - presented at EMS Symposium 2024, SimGhosts 2024, IMSH 2025,
• Using Simulation to Develop and Test a Modified Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Technique for a Child with Severe Scoliosis: A System-Based Approach From Theory, to Simulation, to Practice - published in the Journal for Simulation in Healthcare (2023)

• Chair and Champion Sustainability Task Force
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Quality and Patient Safety
• Patient information resource development
• CPR committee lead
• Surgical Safety Team Leader
• Member of the QI and risk management committee for the years 2013 and 2014
• Community Health and Outreach