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2008 Maryland Food Stamp Nutrition Education(FSNE) Fall Conference   2010 USDA Dietary Guideline Advisory Committee Meeting, January 29th and 30th
Interns at FSNE Fall Conference   2010 USDA Dietary Guideline

In the fall I had the chance to attend the Maryland FSNE meeting. It was a great opportunity to hear about what was going on at the state level as well as meet and network with state nutrition educators.

  
At the end of January, I was able to attend the 2010 USDA Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Meeting. This was a great learning opportunity and I was grateful to attend. Testimony was heard from industry representatives as well as individuals calling for change. The meeting gave me some insight on what will be researched for the upcoming revision of the Dietary Guidelines.
2009 University of Maryland Dietetic Intern Joint Class Day   2009 University of Maryland Agricultural Day
Interns with Dean Wei  
AG Day 1 ag day 2
FNIC and the National Agriculture Library were kind enough to allow us to host a joint class day with other internship programs in the DC metro area. We show cased different technology tools that will be the future of dietetics and had many guest speaker give us insight about how technology impacts our career field.
Dean Wei was kind enough to attend and pause for a picture.
  
In the spring of 2009, I was able to help out at the UMD Agricultural Day. I worked at the St. Mary's County Maryland Cooperative Extension booth. Guest from all over the state got a chance to answer nutrition related questions in order to get some wonderful educational prizes.
Maryland Dietetic Association Annual Meeting   FSNE Community Presentation
MDA Poster 1 MDA poster small
  Clayton FSNE Presentation
Not only did I get a chance to attend the MDA Annual meeting and hear about recent findings and trends, but I was also able to present my clinical case study poster. Many of the dietitians had great questions about my poster. Very few have dealt with a "Near total Esophagectomy with subtotal Gastrectomy".
  
I had a great time teaching the residents at Johnston Square about calcium (where it comes from, benefits and importance).