Kaitlyn
Wakefield,
BS
Senior Patient Care Technician
University of Pittsburgh
Kaitlyn Wakefield is a graduate from the University of Pittsburgh, where she received a Bachelor's Degree in Neuroscience. She is a prospective medical student for the Fall of 2026. While applying to medical school, she works for the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh through the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. As a patient care technician on the cardiac step-down unit, she works alongside multi-level provider teams to deliver care to long-term pediatric patients. Kaitlyn also has a range of clinical experience as an emergency medical technician in varying pre-hospital settings.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Clinical psychology doctoral students do not universally have primary or team-based care experiences. Likewise, student healthcare professionals may not interact with clinical psychologists in primary care, as this role is still emerging. Therefore, as a requirement, students in the Clinical PsyD program at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine shadow physicians and their accompanying medical students for four hours in clinic. Students may attend brief chart rounds, patient appointments, healthcare team huddles, and warm handoffs with other team-based care professionals (medicine,…