During the program, learning experiences allow the intern to: Assess the nutritional status of patients with complex medical conditions; diagnose nutrition problems; plan and implement nutrition interventions; and monitor and evaluate problems, etiologies, signs and symptoms, and the impact of nutrition interventions. Establish collaborative relationships with patients, caregivers and health professionals. Use effective education and counseling skills to facilitate behavior change. Develop time management and critical-thinking skills.

During the program, learning experiences allow the intern to: Assess the nutritional status of patients with complex medical conditions; diagnose nutrition problems; plan and implement nutrition interventions; and monitor and evaluate problems, etiologies, signs and symptoms, and the impact of nutrition interventions. Establish collaborative relationships with patients, caregivers and health professionals. Use effective education and counseling skills to facilitate behavior change. Develop time management and critical-thinking skills.

The goal of this course is to provide students with the knowledge, tools and resources to start their own nutrition business or private practice. Students will learn how to create a business plan, identify their ideal client as well as how to develop tools for client engagement retention. Students will participate in class discussions and engage in experiential activities that will reinforce learning. Students will build upon their business through weekly assignments and be ready to start their own practice at the completion of the course.

Advanced study of the human absorption and metabolism of vitamins and minerals. Information will be integrated with current research and specific patient populations.

Advanced study of the human absorption and metabolism of macronutrients. Information will be integrated with current research and specific patient populations.

Advanced study of the principles of nutrition in health and disease. Interrelationships of nutrition with biochemical, physiological and anatomical changes associated with acute, chronic, and terminal illness, surgery, and trauna will be covered. Medical Nutrition Therapy with a focus on assessment of patient nutrition status, care planning, monitoring and outcome evaluation of nutrition status will be stressed. Case based discussions and presentations will address monitoring of metabolic and nutrition status parameters using the nutrition standardized language.

This course covers advanced nutrition and health assessment. Students will learn and apply various methods for assessing dietary intake and advanced anthropometry and physical examination. In addition, this course will cover the assessment of visceral and somatic protein, vitamins, minerals, blood chemistry, and novel nutrition biomarkers. Further, this class will delve into the treatment of abnormal blood-based nutritional biomarkers.

Nutrition principles applied to human development in various stages of the life cycle: maternal and infant, childhood, adolescent, adult and elderly. Introduction to nutrition counseling.

Study of the components of the Mediterranean diet and how this diet is able to reduce the risk of chronic diseases (obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer). Study of the role of nutrition and the Mediterranean diet in physical performance and health. Specific regimens applicable to athletes/personal fitness programs, ranging from the training diet to fluid, electrolyte and glycogen replacement. Professional Spanish and interpreting skills will be reviewed. This information will serve as background knowledge for interaction with both middle school-age children and athletes.

This is an advanced course that emphasizes counseling as a supportive process, characterized by a collaborative counselor-patient relationship that involves behavior and attitudinal change. It will focus on the conceptual foundations and philosophy of behavior change theories, with an emphasis on motivational interviewing, including application in practice to provide the learner with a collection of evidence-based strategies and counseling skills to promote behavior change in patients/clients.