{"id":66540,"date":"2008-05-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-nutrition-student-hungry-for-career-as-dietitian\/"},"modified":"2008-05-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-07T00:00:00","slug":"uri-nutrition-student-hungry-for-career-as-dietitian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2008\/05\/uri-nutrition-student-hungry-for-career-as-dietitian\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 nutrition student hungry for career as dietitian"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tLincoln resident, Nutrition Club VP, to graduate May 18<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 6, 2008 \u2013 As a student at Lincoln High School, Melissa Holmes played soccer and lacrosse and was very conscious about the importance of nutrition and eating right. But it never occurred to her that eating right could lead to a career.<\/p>\n


\n\tYet it has. Holmes will graduate from the 溏心vlog免费B站 on May 18 with a degree in nutrition and dietetics and with a certain pathway to a career as a registered dietitian.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI started out thinking I was going to be a teacher, but after my first nutrition class I discovered that it was a topic that really interested me,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s something that I can benefit from myself, and with obesity on the rise around the world it\u2019s something that I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll be able to find a job doing.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tNot only did Holmes spend her class time and study time learning about nutrition, she also spent much of her free time learning about it, too.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cAs a freshmen we were encouraged to join clubs on campus, and I signed up for the Nutrition Club,\u201d said the 溏心vlog免费B站 student who later became the club\u2019s vice president. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a big club, but it seemed perfect to help me meet people in my major and get to interact with the faculty and staff in the department, which is important.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tHolmes helped to grow participation in the Nutrition Club by organizing Thanksgiving food drives, recruiting volunteers for a \u201cNutrition Fuels Fitness\u201d road race sponsored by the Rhode Island Dietetic Association, publicizing National Hunger Week, and leading a trip for club members to the International Restaurant and Foodservice Show in New York City in March to learn about the food service industry. To qualify to go on the trip, students were required to donate at least 10 cans of food to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. In total, the club contributed 240 pounds of food.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cNot a lot of people are familiar with our discipline and what we do, so these programs help to get our voice out there,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n


\n\tAs her undergraduate education draws to a close, Holmes isn\u2019t relaxing. She is busy applying for an internship that will lead to certification as a registered dietitian.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s a huge process, almost like applying to college all over again,\u201d said Holmes, who achieved Dean\u2019s List honors for academic success several times at 溏心vlog免费B站. \u201cIn order to be a registered dietitian you have to go through an internship. They vary from nine months to a year and some, like the 溏心vlog免费B站 internship, are combined with a master\u2019s degree program. That\u2019s the one I hope I get.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tThe internship gives students an introduction to the wide variety of career choices available to registered dietitians, from meal planning at schools and other large institutions to food management at restaurants, sports nutrition for professional athletes, and personal nutrition counseling.<\/p>\n


\n\tHolmes works in the dietary department at Rhode Island Hospital \u2013 another career option \u2013 where she helps plan meals for patients with restrictive diets.<\/p>\n

<\/a>\u201cI like the hospital setting because there is so much variety to the job,\u201d Holmes said, \u201cbut it\u2019s also the only setting that I\u2019ve experienced, so I don\u2019t really know where I\u2019ll end up. If I remain in the hospital I could probably move up quickly to become a dietitian, but there are still lots of other options I want to explore. But first I have to get through my internship and pass the dietitian\u2019s exam.\u201d

\n\tGiven her success to date, it will be a piece of cake.<\/p>\n


\n溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Communications & Marketing photo by Michael Salerno Photography.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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