Carle Foundation Hospital Eastern Illinois University Internship

 Carle Foundation Hospital is: –A 300-bed teaching hospital located in Urbana, IL –The primary teaching hospital for the University of Illinois College of Medicine –The area’s only Level I Trauma Center –Associated with Carle Clinic Association

Management Exposure  Room Service Dining for Patients  Public Cafeteria  Catering/Special Functions  Daycare/Head Start Meal Program

Clinical Exposure  Full range of advanced cardiac services  Eating disorder/ substance abuse patients  Diabetes including pediatric and gestational  Physical rehabilitation unit  Gastric Bypass

Clinical Exposure--continued  Pediatric Oncology  Pediatric Intensive Care  Colon/Rectal Surgery  Nutrition Support  Wound Healing & Limb Preservation Center

Community Nutrition  Carle Home Care  The Caring Place-Carle Day Care  Carle Hospice  WIC  Head Start  Meals on Wheels  Peace Meals  School Lunch Program  Community Support Groups

A day in the life of the dietetic intern at Carle Foundation Hospital

Carle Dining Service  Kristen taking a call for a patient who is ordering their meal.

Carle Cafeteria  Kristen serving a special entrée she developed for the cafeteria

Carle Cafeteria  Kristen running the cash register in the cafeteria

Patient Care Services  Kristen is attending a patient care conference on one of the nursing units.

Carle Library  A Carle RD researching a nutrition journal in the library.

Medical Teamwork  A Carle RD conferring with one of the chaplains from Pastoral Care

Patient Care Unit  Kristen and Katherine reviewing the medical record of one of their patients.

Pediatric Hospital  Kristen on the pediatric unit after she had completed a patient’s nutrition assessment.

 Carle Foundation Hospital provides the dietetic intern with a wide variety of experiences in a friendly teaching environment.