Mitra's Dietetics Blog

What? On September 21st, I visited dietitians Jennifer Yan and Anna Chan at Vancouver General Hospital. Jennifer is the clinical dietitian on the 14th floor in both the sub-acute orthopaedic unit (mostly elderly patients with hip fractures) and in the sub-acute medicine unit (mostly patients admitted with congestive heart failure, kidney disease, pneumonia etc.). Anna is the Food Services Manager in the kitchen, which provides meals for all patients in the hospital. My group began in Jennifer’s office discussing her daily tasks, using the site visit report as a template for discussion….read more

What? In the year prior to my application, I shared a few classes with the now 4th year dietetic students. Out of shyness and a lack of context to communicate, I hardly interacted with these students even though I knew that they could be valuable resources in learning about the UBC dietetics program specifically. Today, through the Networking Reflections Assignment, I met with Holly Heximer at a local coffee shop on campus to discuss to program and her experiences. I had a prepared list of questions that I had brewing since my application and she…read more

What? UBC offers various health professional programs, including dietetics. On September 19th, students in various faculties came together to meet and discuss the importance of interprofessional collaboration at Health Connect. My group consisted of seven students: two medical, one nursing, one pharmacy, one dental, one occupational therapy and myself as a dietetic student. My initial fear of the event was that there could be a hint of hostility between students in differing faculties. My worries soon dissipated; It was a delightfully comfortable and friendly environment. We discussed stereotypes within our professions (dietitians do…read more