The Sodexo Dietetic InternshipCalling all future RDNs! My name is Lauren Matheu and I am a Sodexo dietetic intern! The Sodexo Dietetic Internship has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career so far. Not only has it deepened my understanding of nutrition, but it’s also allowed me to explore the diverse opportunities within the field of dietetics. One of the highlights of this internship has been the foodservice rotation, where I had the chance to work on a dynamic retail mar ..read more

Hello fellow interns. My name is Beverly Ellis (previously Beverly Corry) from region 11 in Denver, Colorado. I received my masters in dietetics December 2023 from MSU Denver and started the Sodexo internship in February 2024. Before starting the internship, I worked as a restaurant manager overseeing 40+ people in a shift with 50-hour work weeks. As my internship nears the end, there are many adventures and experiences I feel sharing could help someone else.This internship will put you to work ..read more

Hi, everyone! My name is Andrea Walter. I am a region 1 intern with Sodexo and am a part of the GP program through URI. I currently live in York, ME and have been traveling to Massachusetts to complete my clinical rotation, which started this past September. I have completed patient services, basic clinical, and intermediate clinical. I was very nervous to start my clinical rotation as I had never worked in a hospital setting before. On my first day, the CNM came to greet me and introduced me t ..read more

Hi everyone and future interns.​My name is Douglas Chironno. I  received my Masters degree in Nutrition and Exercise from Queens College and I started my internship in the Fall of 2024, starting with my clinical rotation in a hospital setting. I wanted to share some tips I learned along the way that I think will be helpful for your in your clinical rotation.The pre assignments can be lengthly but well worth the preparation. They are a good tool to refresh on before each rotation ..read more

Pork-Chop the pig (whom we did our best to hide breakfast and lunch from) visited the Long Term Care Unit and put smiles on everyone’s faces, especially the residents. “This is one expressive pig,” the owner stated as we did the rounds. Residents who sometimes are quiet and withdrawn seemed to perk up and become lively as Pork-Chop snorted and asked for snacks. Just like dogs have been recognized to be able to provide by organizations such as CMS- therapy, pigs can increa ..read more

​Hi everyone! My name is Shannon Librizzi and I am a region 11 Sodexo intern in the tail end of my dietetic internship! I started my rotations in the Denver Metro Area in February and am on track to finish in November. Since starting, I have completed my food service rotation at a university, my clinical, patient services, and CNM rotations at a level 1 trauma center, my LTC rotation at a local assisted living/SNF facility, and split my community nutrition hours between WIC, a kidney ..read more

Hello everyone, my name is Jennifer Contreras and I am a region 12 Sodexo intern. I am also a part of the GP program at the University of Rhode Island. I currently live in Southern California in a city just a few miles from Disneyland. I am in the beginning of my internship, but I would love to share with you all what I have experienced thus far. I just finished my food service rotation and am currently finishing up my patient services rotation. At orientation I felt a little overwhelmed w ..read more

​Hi everyone! My name is Lauren Charlton. I am a dietetic intern based in St Augustine, Florida, but originally from England. I started my internship in the Fall of 2024 and started with my clinical rotation in the hospital. I don’t have one specific event to write about; because the entirety of the experience is what has been positive for me. Going into my clinical rotations, I wasn’t too optimistic as I have always found the acute care work daunting since the patients a ..read more

​Hi everyone! My name is Katie Whitmore, I am a region 1 intern from Westford, Massachusetts. I just started my internship in September 2024 and started with my clinical rotations in New Hampshire. Before starting the internship, I was nervous due to it being fast paced and I had not had much hospital experience before. However, even though I am only just entering my fourth week now, I feel much more confident and comfortable working alongside the dietitians with great support. Not only a ..read more

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