By Melissa Talley Have you ever loved a job so much that it didn’t feel like work? Have you experienced constant desire to continue helping people because they, of all people, deserve the utmost care? That is how I felt for my entire 10 weeks of clinical at the Baltimore VA Medical Center. While weContinue reading “Pride in Counseling Veterans”
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A Dietitian’s Role at a Food Bank
By Danny Turner Before starting this internship program, I didn’t have a good idea of what it might look like to work in community nutrition as a dietitian. Classes covered benefits programs like WIC and SNAP, but I had never shadowed a community-focused dietitian. Thankfully I was able to rotate with Manna Food Center inContinue reading “A Dietitian’s Role at a Food Bank”
Learning to love the unexpected
By Julia Werth “So, did your time here meet all your expectations,” my preceptor at NETTA (Nutrition Education, Training and Technical Assistance), a division of the Food and Nutrition Service asked me during the final week of my rotation. “Yes!” I responded automatically, but then I paused. Did it? Did I even have expectations? TheContinue reading “Learning to love the unexpected”
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: The Interdisciplinary Team Approach
By Kelsey Felter My clinical rotation days always start the same way: I wake up, put on my royal blue scrubs, make my coffee, pack my lunch, fill up two 64-ounce water bottles, and head out the door for a long drive to Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland. The rest of the day isContinue reading “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: The Interdisciplinary Team Approach”
Tackling Football Nutrition
By: Danielle Ferguson, UMD Dietetic Intern A few weeks ago, I was presented with my dream supervised practice opportunity – working with the Coordinator of Football Nutrition at the University of Maryland through the last few weeks of the football season. My internship director knew that I had a strong interest in sports nutrition andContinue reading “Tackling Football Nutrition”