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
My first non-clinical rotation! Except for clinical research is still a clinical rotation. Still, this past week was definitely a change in gears. The clinical research rotation is purely for exposure purposes. My four short days were mostly spent at … Continue reading
The show goes on… After 13 straight weeks of inpatient clinical rotations, I finally will be retiring the lab coat for a little while. I definitely took a sigh of relief knowing that the most difficult portion of the internship … Continue reading
Think I have something else to write about other than clinical this week? Guess again! Last week, my very short four days were spent in bone marrow transplant, as I was immersed in this specialty. BIDMC has an entire floor … Continue reading
