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Interdisciplinary collaboration may sound like a big phrase, but the concept likely is already familiar to you. All it really means is pooling knowledge and resources of people with different educational backgrounds in order to improve

Being the policy and advocacy intern for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Policy Initiatives and Advocacy team in Washington, D.C., has allowed me to gain significant exposure to nutrition policy and policy-making. This opportunity

When I first got the idea of becoming a registered dietitian nutritionist, I was listening to an NPR interview with someone who worked in the nutrition department at a top-notch university. Why had I never

Going to class, studying, volunteering, working and finding time for family and personal responsibilities is part of your weekly schedule — and sometimes it gets stressful and exhausting if too many things are on your

National Nutrition Month has come and gone, but we can all continue to put our best fork forward by choosing a variety of foods that promote balanced nutrition throughout the year! That means choosing foods

If your dietetic internship match process was anything like mine, you applied for traditional programs because you found the concept of a distance program and finding your own preceptors a little uncomfortable. But match day

As registered dietitian nutritionists and future registered dietitian nutritionists, it is important that we promote overall health and wellness to clients, patients, community members and ourselves. However, when does prioritizing healthy eating become an obsession?

Internships are designed to give you myriad experiences, and my favorite experience so far has been working at food pantries to provide nutrition education. Through working with the food insecure population, I’ve learned valuable lessons