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Nutrition Fall Intern (Unpaid)

Stanford School of Medicine
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Nutrition Intern (Unpaid)
General Summary
The goal of the Nourish Project is to provide educational resources focused on nutrition for pre-diabetic and type-II diabetics for Asian Cuisines. We create healthy and culturally relevant meals for eating at home and eating out. You will be mainly working with Dr. Minal Moharir, Clinical Assistant Professor at Occupational Health Center at Stanford University.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Contributes to the design and implementation of a plan nutrition care
  • Design weekly food menus based on needs
  • Design posters on food substitutions 
  • Research: Coordinates extensive literature review with guidance on healthy eating for populations with pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes 
  • Attends team meetings 
 
SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
  • Knowledge of metabolism in relation to nutrition.
  • Knowledge of macro/micro-nutrition composition.
  • High level of analytical abilities to plan individual nutrition programs, and to discriminate new product claims and their physiologic effect.
  • High level of interpersonal skills necessary to provide counseling to end-users and their families on nutrition related issues.
  • Ability to work in a changing environment.
 
WORKING CONDITIONS
5-10 hours per week
Work remotely with meetings on zoom.