New faculty spotlight: Kaitlyn Brittan, M.D.

Kaitlyn Brittan, M.D.

Kaitlyn Brittan, M.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC.

  • Name: Kaitlyn Brittan, M.D.
  • Hometown: Omaha
  • Title and department at UNMC: Instructor, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, chief resident

Research/professional interests:

  • Quality improvement and patient safety
  • Resident wellness
  • Rheumatology

How I fell in love with internal medicine:
I fell in love with internal medicine because of the relationships I’ve developed with patients in primary care and the intellectual challenge of cases.

Degrees:

  • M.D., UNMC
  • Residency, internal medicine, UNMC

Memberships:

  • Nebraska Medical Association
  • American Medical Association
  • American College of Physicians
  • American College of Rheumatology
  • Nebraska Rheumatology Society

Three things people may not know about me:

  • I love to travel.
  • I enjoy food — both cooking at home and trying new restaurants. If I wasn’t a physician, I would be a chef.
  • I love outdoors activities — hiking, snowboarding and am learning to wake surf!