Nutrition Courses

The following is a list of my nutrition and dietetic classes as well as presentations and projects completed.

Community Nutrition

Exploration of the role of a community dietitian in policy work, community program development, WIC, SNAP, and other government food assistance programs. Conducting needs assessments, establishing goals and objectives, and implementing appropriate nutrition interventions were practiced through completing a community needs assessment and writing a grant proposal.

Zinc

Advanced Nutrition

Digestion, absorption, and microbiology all played a huge role in Advanced Nutrition. Delving deep into the chemistry and biology of the human body gave me thorough understanding of functions, enzymes, macronutrients, and micronutrients to enhance my capacity of educating future clients on the impact nutrition plays in their bodies. Attached is my vitamin/mineral lecture on Zinc.

Nutrition for the Lifecycle

Nutrition is important from preconception through elderly age, which is why Nutrition for the Lifecycle focuses on every stage of it and explores the role that nutrition contributes. Case studies were completed throughout the course as well as collaboration between Nursing and Social Work students to give us a sense of what our career will be like in future occupations.

Current Issues

Staying current on nutritional research will play a key role in my nutrition career. Understanding what research is valid and evidence based was a major learning curve. Current Issues will assist me in educating my patients on current research and teach them what information is valid or not. I researched the topic of "Poverty and Food Choice" for my literature review and created a poster that I presented to others during a student event.

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus- Abigail deWitt 2021

Clinical Experience

Clinical experience taught me to understand disease states and their nutrition implications, interventions, and strategies to improve health outcomes in patients. Learning how to perform a Nutrition Focused Physical Exam to assess malnutrition helped give me further insight into supporting clients as I move forward in my nutrition career. I also had the opportunity to explore and research Gestational Diabetes for my Senior Seminar, which is attached.

Recipe Modification Project Abby deWitt

Medical Nutrition Therapy

Understanding how to complete a thorough ADIME note for patients utilizing correct etiology was a huge focus in MNT. Learning disease states of various medical diagnoses' and performing case studies assisted in my comprehension of nutrition therapy. Attached is my Recipe Modification Project.

Nutrition

Introducing macronutrients, micronutrients, energy estimation formulas, and nutritional assessments are useful tools I learned during Nutrition. Completing a 3-day food log on someone outside of class opened my eyes into the amount of detail and information collected. The amount of data, facts, and figures nutrition professionals apply to the assessment is effective and constructive.

Institutional Management

My ManageFirst certification was earned in Institutional Management. Foodservice management procedures such as forecasting, budgeting, food distribution, production, and scheduling were taught. Group projects included planning a staff in-service as well as developing a commissary kitchen through designing the floorplan and creating a rotating menu.

Quantity Food Production

Preparing, staffing, planning, and executing a meal for 50 people on campus was a huge feat in Quantity Food Production. I was paired with a partner and we prepared a menu, distributed roles, and served the food in an orderly fashion. We were expected to stay on budget and prepare a thorough managers report after the project was completed. Learning food safety and sanitation earned me a ServSafe Certification.

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