View our pictures of the graduation ceremony from the 2009-2010 Baptist Health System Dietetic Internship class. Congrats again to everyone!
 

Samira recently completed her Food Service Management Rotation at BMC under the preceptorship of Melissa Castano MAA, RD, LD. With the PhD option, all rotations are condensed from the credit that was given for prior learning with Samira's rotation being a little over three weeks. One of the projects that Samira did complete was a theme meal in the cafeteria. With this project, Samira had to plan the menu, cost analysis of the item(s) served, marketing, production timeline, and overall execution of the event. Samira's event was in celebration of the World Cup. Go Samira! Great job. 

 

Emily and Samira recently completed their Journal Club presentations. Both presentations were dynamic and very well executed. Emily's article was "Dietary energy density predict's women's weight change over 6 y" with Samira's being "Dietary advice given by a dietitian versus other health professional or self-help resources to reduce blood cholesterol". Excellent job! 

As a requirement of the internship, each intern must complete a catering event. The intern must start from the planning phases of the event to the execution and evaluation. Samira planned a heart-healthy pasta bar that includes colorful vegetables and an array of seafood choices for the physicians of Baptist Medical Center. Samira is working under the direction of Chef Brian for this event. At the Baptist Health System (BMC), we like to take care of our physicians! Great job Samira!

The Baptist Health System Dietetic Internship is pleased to announce that the program has started the first class for the part time track. To be eligible for this part time track, participants must hold a PhD and a verification statement from a DPD program. 

The two interns that have begun their internship experience are Samira and Emily. Samari earned her PhD from the University of California at Davis. Emily earned her PhD from Viriginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. Welcome Samari and Emily!

This week the interns of the 2009 - 2010 class of Baptist Health System Dietetic Internship graduated from the program. They each met the requirements for program completion and received their diploma and verification statement. YAY!! The interns were able to plan their own graduation ceremony. Friends and family members were invited to the hospital for a nice dinner prior to the short ceremony. 

This year, preceptor Doe Braswell MBA, RD, LD provided wonderful words on what it means to be a dietitian and for the graduating class to know the importance of giving back to the community/profession. Thank you Doe! Thank you to the preceptors of the Baptist Health System Dietetic Internship, the supporters of the program, and to the graduating class of 2009 - 2010. Good luck in the future! 

Allison recently completed her nutrition education presentation with 9-10th grade girls in their Physical Education class during her rotation at the Judson Independent School District. As you can imagine, this group was quite challenging. The group was most interested in the sodium information and asked several questions about the amounts of sodium in their favorite foods. Allison did a good job! 

Melanie recently completed her child nutrition class for a group of kindergarten kids. Interns of the BHS Dietetic Internship complete a School Food Service Rotation at Judson Independent School District. Melanie did a great job teaching them about the food groups. Afterwards the kids played a puzzle game that involved reading, colors, and matching. The teacher was very impressed!  Great job Melanie!

Approximately twice every year, the Baptist Health System Leaders come together for a Leadership Development Institute (LDI). LDI is a two-day education event for our organization. This year, the interns had the opportunity to be a part of the planning and implementation of this larger, off-site catering event. Go BHS INTERNS!

The first half of the interns of the Baptist Health System Dietetic Internship have completed their second and last case study presentation. All of the interns did an outstanding job in their overall presentation and discussion of their patient's medical and nutrition information. 

Topics covered included:
--Self neglect and wounds
--Ketogenic Diet
--Transitional Feeding
--Abscess

Go BHS INTERNS!