Katie Smith is a Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Division of Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Katie received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Delaware in 2015 and began her nursing career as an inpatient Oncology nurse at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Katie also completed a Master of Public Health at West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 2018 and Doctor of Nursing Practice at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in 2023. Katie is passionate about health equity and addressing health disparities in the clinical setting. She works to support complex patient care and care coordination, as well as evidence-based nursing practice. Katie also serves as a co-lead of the hospital’s Early Warning System team, collaborating with interdisciplinary colleagues across the institution to improve systems that promote early recognition of clinical deterioration.