Amy Krichten, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, serves as Vice President of the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation. She is a consultant and site surveyor for trauma systems across the United States and has spent 30 plus years of nursing in the trauma spectrum including roles of the Trauma Program Manager at a Level I Trauma Center, Nurse Manager of a Trauma/Neuro ICU, Emergency Department Manager/Educator, and an Orthopedics Clinical Operations Manager. Amy is the Immediate Past President for the Society of Trauma Nurses (STN) and previously served the organization as Treasurer and Director-at-Large. Ms. Krichten is also an associate member of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) and the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST). Additionally, Amy is a contributing author and faculty for the STN TOPIC course, a peer-review editor for the Journal of Trauma Nursing and serves on the BCEN/TCRN exam content review committee. Amy has several publications to her credit, including topics such as Crew Resource Management, Leadership, and Injury Prevention.
