Wellness is a quick, one week rotation at BIDMC’s fitness center. The main objective is to prepare and execute a presentation on a provided subject. My subject was nutrition and menopause; let’s just say I learned a lot. It actually … Continue reading
I’m not going to lie: going into my head start rotation, I was a little nervous…I knew what to expect, but wasn’t necessarily passionate about the two weeks in which I was to spend in head start. I now take … Continue reading
For two of the 42 weeks, we get to have our choice in what arena we complete a staff relief rotation, where we simply get more practice or exposure, and get to become more independent. Since I have an underlying … Continue reading
Until now, nutrition counseling had felt like the missing piece in my internship. After completing my medical nutrition therapy (MNT) rotation, which consists mostly of outpatient counseling, I finally feel like I am that much closer to RD status…because I … Continue reading
I received my first taste of bariatrics during a mini-internship between my sophomore and junior years of college at a small community hospital, where the dietitians were involved on an inpatient and outpatient basis. I was immersed into the world … Continue reading
The more time I spend in the clinical setting, the more my initial vision of being a clinical dietitian is confirmed. The past two weeks were spent in BIDMC’s intensive care units (ICU), where I was able to continue to … Continue reading
The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) rotation is one of the shortest rotations of the internship, but that’s not to say it wasn’t educational and useful! Many RDs work for WIC in a variety of capacities, from the nutritionists who … Continue reading
With only 121 days left until graduation, it has become more real (and terrifying) than ever that soon I will be job hunting and studying for the RD exam. In the next four months, I will finally be getting into … Continue reading
Enjoy month-long college breaks while they last…it’s quite the rude awakening post-grad when you realize you only get holidays off from work! However, after an 11 day vacation, I was definitely ready to get back into the swing of things. … Continue reading
As you enter Children’s Hospital Boston, you hear a chorus of random sounds (birds, bells, piano notes, animals, etc.), and you cannot quite figure out where it is coming from…that would be the musical stairs. Yes, I intentionally took these … Continue reading
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