Public Health
Director of Policy, Health Outcomes Military Exposures
Peter D. Rumm, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.M.
Peter D. Rumm, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.M., is Director of Policy, Health Outcomes Military Exposures (HOME) . He both a pediatrician and preventive medicine physician. In addition, he is currently an adjunct associate professor at Augusta University in the School of Public Health.
Dr. Rumm’s previous career roles have included:
- Army x-ray specialist and combat medic - awarded an Army Active Duty scholarship to attend pre-medical studies at Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
- Service Chief, Pediatrics, Noble Army Community Hospital, Ft. McClellan, AL - deployment to Landstuhl Army Medical Center during Gulf War I era
- Officer in Charge and Commander of Army medical facilities (including three facilities in Panama)
- Director of Epidemiology, Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine -Europe in Landstuhl, Germany with a short deployment into Bosnia, where he oversaw many outbreak investigations
- Chief Medical Officer and State Epidemiologist in the Wisconsin Division of Public Health. Concurrent service on the National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism as a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Special Employee
- Founding Director, Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication - Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health, Drexel Dormsife School of Public Health
- Deputy Division Director for Medical Device Divisions - year-long detail to the Office of Generic Drugs to lead surveillance efforts at the Food and Drug Administration
- Details to the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General and the Office of the Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services
- Public health and medical missions or leading courses in Latin and South America, Europe, and the former USSR within and outside the military
Dr. Rumm graduated from the Medical College of Georgia and received a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Washington. He also graduated from four federal leadership courses. He is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine. He is an author on several dozen publications, has written two book chapters, and has given dozens of presentations. Dr. Rumm received an Order of Malta Award for leadership in the field of public health from the military medical service of Italy, a lifetime distinguished alumni award from Columbus State University in Columbus, GA, a distinguished VA service award, and various military awards. He is a senior VHA clinician for DoD-VA Joint Incentive Award Program.
Outside of his role at VA, Dr. Rumm does several live auctions for charities each year, is a former Rotary president, has been a championship level golfer, has been a paid NBA writer, a basketball official, and a team doctor for several athletic teams. One of his primary passions is teaching.
