SALLY FRENCH

Mitchell Cancer Institute                            Dietetic Intern Specialization                                                June – July 2017

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• Completed over 200 hours of supervised practice in oncology nutrition

• Provided nutrition care to patients with head and neck, brain, and hematological cancer

• Drafted protocol for the comprehensive treatment plan for head and neck cancer patients

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham         Dietetic Intern                                                 August 2016 – July 2017

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• Completed over 1200 hours of supervised practice in community, food service, and clinical nutrition

• Performed the Nutrition Care Process through assessment, diagnosis, implementation of interventions, monitoring, and evaluating patients under the observation of registered dietitians

• Demonstrated active participation, teamwork, and contribution with dietitians and other health care professionals

 

Children’s of Alabama                                       Clinical Nutrition Externship                                         July – August 2015

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• Modified patient education program for the weight management clinic

• Gained essential knowledge of clinical nutrition through shadowing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Oncology Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Renal & Dialysis Unit, Lactation Services, and Endocrinology & Diabetes Center

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Children’s of Alabama               Government Relations & Community Management Intern            May – June 2015

 

• Coordinated and organized ‘The Future of Children’ event in conjunction with Princeton University

• Analyzed nutrition & community management initiatives within hospitals across the country for use in the restructuring and implementing a new nutrition program

• Assembled a comprehensive list of all the food banks and food pantries across the State of Alabama