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Broadening My Clinical Horizons at Holy Cross Hospital

– by Kira Bursaw Holy Cross Health is a health system in Maryland with two locations: Silver Spring and Germantown. For the last three months, I have been in my clinical rotation at Holy Cross Germantown. It’s a very new hospital with about 80 beds and one dietitian. I loved the experience and can seeContinue reading “Broadening My Clinical Horizons at Holy Cross Hospital”

Wellness Corporate Solutions Turned My World Upside Down

By Rachel Miller Those familiar with an office workplace, or any work environment for that matter, know that task lists are commonplace. They act as foundational pieces to company productivity; encompassing goals and reflecting company values. I was greeted with a task list of my own on my first day interning at Wellness Corporate Solutions.Continue reading “Wellness Corporate Solutions Turned My World Upside Down”

BMI, Bariatric Surgery, and Best Practices for Disordered Eating

By: Tyler Boatright What can we do for patients suffering from eating disorders? How can we help obese patients lose weight without bariatric surgery? Who is a good candidate for bariatric surgery? Every morning since my clinical rotation started, I’ve been secretly crossing my fingers and hoping I didn’t get assigned any of thoseContinue reading “BMI, Bariatric Surgery, and Best Practices for Disordered Eating”

Testing our Trays

By Michelle Guarnieri When I stepped into my clinical rotation and Meritus Medical Center, I was expecting feeding tubes, intubations, diabetes education, and a lot of calculations. I was not, however, expecting to have components of foodservice mixed in with my Intensive Care Unit (ICU) rotation. It turns out that these two areas ofContinue reading “Testing our Trays”

Serving those who have Served

By Cristen Scifo For the past couple of weeks, I have been completing my food service rotation through the Veteran Affairs health network. While at the Loch Raven long-term care center, my partner Samantha and I were given the opportunity to arrange a special theme meal for the Veterans there. As we were onlyContinue reading “Serving those who have Served”