About Program
Nutrition Abroad 4 Nutrition Students (NA4NS) invites dietetic interns to the beautiful island of Barbados. Students will become familiar with the Bajan culture, environment, foods and cuisine through a variety of cultural activities. This renal-focused internship rotation ensures students have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of chronic kidney disease and its nutrition management. They will work extensively with dialysis patients and healthcare professionals in a local facility/hospital and via telehealth. Students will develop and strengthen a variety of skills from interviewing, assessment, and counseling to designing written resources such as handouts, pamphlets and infographics, power point presentations and websites. Students will also have the opportunity to develop and implement community-based programs. While the focus might be renal, the knowledge and skills gained will be an asset to all dietetic interns in their professional development.
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Program Highlights
- Work in local clinics and hospitals and via telehealth with patients and healthcare professionals in the management of chronic diseases such as end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
- Work with local health organizations on developing and presenting community programs for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.
- Become familiar with the cultural, political, environmental, and financial factors that impact food procurement and disease in the local population.
- Engage in fun and relevant cultural activities such as food tours, cooking with a local chef and gardening
- Personalized rotations beginning May 2023 from two or more weeks.
