The Next Step

Two Mondays ago, I was biking to the Food Science and Nutrition building to report to the Didactic Program in Dietetics director about the results of Match Day.

The night before, I had nervously logged into D&D Digital, which takes the ranks of applicants and internship sites, and matches one to the other. With hardly an exclamation point, it stated that I'd been matched to the University of Minnesota-The Emily Program dietetic internship.

Be still my heart! This is the program of which I'd been dreaming - Eating Disorders emphasis, outstanding staff, and close to home. What a relief to have the next chunk of my life decided. At FScN, I told Corrie Marion the good news, then walked down the hall to DI director's office to accept the slot with enthusiasm.

So starting August 22nd, I will be one of fifteen interns at the UMN-TEP dietetic internship. We will have a week of orientation, and five rotations:

• Clinical (12 weeks)
• Community (5 weeks)
• Foodservice Systems Management (5 weeks)
• Individualized (1 week)
• Eating Disorders (9 weeks)

Sprinkled throughout the 35 weeks will be classes, workshops, and projects, enough to keep us busy forty hours a week. Until then, I'll be keeping busy cooking at Trotter's Cafe and Bakery.