Karyn Baum is professor of medicine, School of Medicine, and adjunct professor, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. She is also vice president, System Clinical Operations, M Health-Fairview, Minneapolis, co-leading the Health Transformation Center. Dr. Baum has a history of leading hospital operations at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, where she is currently interim vice president, Medical Affairs, overseeing operations, finances and medical leadership. Dr. Baum previously served as the center's executive medical director for Care Transitions and Patient Flow, and associate CMO. A practicing hospitalist, she was the senior consultant, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, D.C., directing their Educating for Quality initiatives from 2015-2017.