Hi, I'm Michele.

Michele is a graduate of Michigan State University with a Bachelors of Science in Dietetics and Human Nutrition. Currently, Michele is completing her supervised practice hours to become registered as a dietitian through the Morrison Chartwells Dietetic Internship. From this internship so far, she has learned how to demonstrate exemplary professional behaviors and convey leadership within the community and throughout the nutrition profession.

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Clinical



Christian Hospital Northeast, Florissant, MO
Christian Hospital is 485-bed acute care facility in north St. Louis County. This rotation focused on inpatient care for a variety of medical conditions using the nutrition care process. Patients were seen for initial screening risk, RN consults, enteral and parenteral nutrition consults, MD consults, diet educations and specific medical conditions. I became familiar McKesson electronic charting as well as wrote progress notes in patient paper charts. My rotations at Christian Hospital included:
  • 1 week cardiology, with observations of a coronary artery bypass graft and procedures in the cardiac catheter lab
  • 1 week gastrointestinal, with observations of both an endoscopy and colonoscopy
  • 1 week endocrine, followed a patient for detailed case study presentation
  • 1 week renal, observing the process of dialysis
  • 2 weeks critical care, with observations of a dobhoff placement, barium swallow and bedside swallow evaluations, and picc placement. Worked closely with the pharmasist and calculated TPN and tube feedings for many patients.

Barnes Jewish-St. Peters Hospital and Siteman Cancer Center, St. Peters, MO

 St. Peters Hospital is 127-bed acute care facility. During my time at this hospital I was able to enhance my MNT and counseling skills working with patients on multiple floors and practice my food service skills with the Morrison staff. My rotations at St. Peters hospital included:
  • 1 week patient services
  • 2 weeks general medicine
  • 1 week oncology at Siteman Cancer Center
  • 1 week staff relief
The Siteman Cancer Center has operated a facility on the campus of Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital since August 2005 and offers a full range of adult cancer services. I worked along side the dietitian at the facility assessing patient's nutrition needs and gained an understanding of their lifestyle, food preferences, and eating patterns. I used my knowledge of nutrition, disease, cancer and its treatment to provide practical advice to help the patients eat and maintain their quality of life. 
St. Louis Childrens Hospital, St. Louis, MO

St. Louis Childrens Hospital is one of the premier childrens hospitals in the United States. It serves not just the children of St. Louis, but children across the world. Dietitians at this hospital provide a full range of pediatric nutrition services and work closely with the lactation consultant and all other members of the health care team. During my rotation, I had the opportinity to work with both inpatient and outpatient pediatric populations. I was able to follow dietitians in the PICU, NICU, oncology, and heart disease floors; as well as, observe counseling in the outpatient setting.

Missouri Baptist Hospital Nutrition Outpatient Center, St. Louis, MO

The dietitians at the Missouri Baptist Nutrition Outpatient Center provide individual nutrition counseling in a non-judgmental and comfortable environment. I was able to observe the dietitians provide expert nutrition coaching on a variety of topics ranging from managing diabetes to promoting a healthy pregnancy to preparation for bariatric surgery. I educated patients on carbohydrate counting for diabetes type 2 and gestational diabetes and was able to practice motivational interviewing and diet recalls.
Alexian Brothers Landsdowne Village, St. Louis, MO
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