Katlyn Brummet is a Registered Nurse with experience in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Their background reflects a strong focus on clinical practice and patient care within diverse healthcare settings., a lifelong Hanover resident and Labor and Delivery nurse at UPMC Hanover, joins us to share how scholarships from the UPMC Pinnacle Foundation have shaped her journey in healthcare. Inspired at a young age by the nurse who cared for her grandfather, Katlyn has spent more than a decade caring for women in her community and is now pursuing an advanced degree to expand the level of care she can provide. Through the Foundation’s scholarship support, she has been able to continue her education without placing additional financial strain on her family. Listen in to hear Katlyn ’s story, the impact of investing in local caregivers, and why supporting the next generation of clinical leaders strengthens care across our region.
Investing in Care: Katlyn's Story at UPMC Hanover, Part 1
Katlyn Brummet, Professional Staff Nurse, Expert, BSN, UPMC Hanover
Katlyn Brummet is a Registered Nurse with experience in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Their background reflects a strong focus on clinical practice and patient care within diverse healthcare settings.
Investing in Care: Katlyn's Story at UPMC Hanover, Part 1
Caitlin Whyte (Host): Exceptional care begins with the people who show up every day for our community. For Katlyn Brummett working in labor and delivery at UPMC, Hanover has always been more than a job. It's been a calling, from supporting families during some of the most emotional moments of their lives, to building lifelong connections with the colleagues she considers a second family. Katlyn's work is rooted in compassion, commitment, and purpose. As she continued caring for women in her community, Katlyn felt driven to take the next step in her education, not just to earn another degree, but to grow as a provider and serve her patient's at a higher level. That's when she discovered the UPMC Pinnacle Foundation's Scholarship opportunities.
In this episode of In Their Words, Katlyn shares her journey and what that support meant to her as she continues to grow her career and expand upon her love for caring for others. This is In Their Words.
Katlyn Brummet: My name is Katlyn Brummett. I've been a nurse for almost 13 years with the last six being in Labor and Delivery. I've always wanted to just help people. Back when I was little, my grandfather had a heart attack. We developed a really good bond with the nurse that took care of him, and she's the main reason I got into healthcare.
Well, it's always been my dream job. It's always the area that I wanted to work in. It just took me a couple years to make that dream a reality. But I feel honored to be there for the families of our community when they're bringing their new lives into the world. The people I work with are like my second family. And honestly, it's been a great experience being with them.
I grew up in Hanover. I was born in Hanover. The only time I ever left was with my husband while he was in the military. And then, we moved back. But I've taken care of the women of this community, you know, for the past six years, and I absolutely love it.
And I feel like out of all the places I've worked before Hanover, Hanover just has like a tight-knit community, like everybody knows each other. So, I feel like everybody's on a whole different level with each other, because we recognize each other on a daily level.
Right now, I work with a bunch of the providers at the UPMC Specialty McGee Women's, they're on North Street. And I do my clinicals there in June for school. And I would love to have a job with them once I graduate. Honestly, I didn't expect to get anything when I first applied, because I felt like there was going to be so many applicants for it. So, I figured why not give it a try? But honestly, it's had a huge impact. Not only have I been able to use that money to put towards my loan payments already. It just is lessening the burden of having any debt. And my biggest thing with applying to graduate school was to make sure that I wasn't putting any unnecessary debt on my family. I applied again this year. So, the last two years, I've received money from the UPMC Pinnacle Foundation.
For the life of me, I always said that I was never going back to school after I got my BSN. And obviously, it's been 13 years since then. But as I took care of the women in this community during labor and delivery, I just had a drive to pursue a more advanced degree so I could take care of them on a higher level. And I am just excited about what the future holds, and I'm excited to care for them on a whole different level as an advanced provider.
Caitlin Whyte (Host): Katlyn's story is one of many that reflects the power of investing in those who care for our community every day. The UPMC Pinnacle Foundation offers a variety of educational funding opportunities for current employees and local students pursuing degrees in nursing, healthcare professions, and cardiovascular care.
These scholarships are designed to reduce financial barriers, support career growth, and strengthen the future of healthcare across Central Pennsylvania. While multiple scholarship opportunities are available, there is only one application. Applicants are considered for all scholarships for which they're qualified, and multiple awards may be granted depending on eligibility and funding availability. The application period is now open. So, visit upmcpinnaclefoundation.org to apply today. Thank you for listening to In Their Words. Until next time.