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Week 18: RD Exam Prep
With less than seven weeks left of rotations, we’ve been encouraged by our internship director to design and implement an RD Exam study schedule. The RD Exam is the last…
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Week 14: Renal Care and Dialysis
People don’t usually think about their kidneys. Generally speaking, the kidneys and how they work are a mystery to many of us. We know we have two, although one is all that…
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Weeks 11-13: Narrowing my Niche
Week thirteen marks the halfway point in my dietetic internship! It’s bizarre to think I have been completing rotations for over three months. Lately, I have been contemplating the answer to…
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Week 10: Bariatrics
Bariatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity. Although diet and exercise are the first-line treatment, medical therapy for severe obesity has limited success.…
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Week 9: The Comprehensive NCP
I’ve finished my first week in clinical! My focus this week was to acclimate to the clinical setting, brush-up on disease states, and practice the NCP (Nutrition Care Process).
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Week 8: The 3-Step Counseling Strategy
The 3-step counseling strategy was developed to help WIC staff and health care workers promote positive health practices.
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Week 7: Women, Infants, and Children
“The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides Federal grants to States for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and…
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Week 6: Food Service Wrap-Up
Good-bye hairnets, chef coats, and 5am wake-up calls. I’ve finished 250 hours of food service management!
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Week 5: School Nutrition
School lunches have come a long way since their birth at the turn of the nineteenth century.
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Week 2: Food Service Management in Long-Term Care
Week 2 of 25 as a Dietetic Intern with Iowa State University
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Matched to Iowa State University
My hands were clammy and my stomach in a knot when I logged onto DICAS to check the status of my internship application. I felt fairly confident throughout the process, but in…
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Research: Building the Conclusion
The scientific research process has come together quite smoothly. The objectives, sources, methods and even results have taken a logical order. I formulated some observational questions, devised a plan to…
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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo 2013
I was selected to participate as a student host at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ annual conference in Houston, Texas. This opportunity allowed me to attend a national-level conference,…
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Symposiums: Beyond the Grecian Aristocratic Banquet of Philosophical Discussion
I never considered myself much of a scientific researcher. Couple that with the thought of presenting an original report at a Research Symposium, even at the undergraduate level, and my…
