Date: 11/22/17 Rotation: Community/Public Health Elective Location: BronxWorks
Activities / Assignments:
- Distributed lunch and metro cards
- Tracked group activities in e-share – lunch/dinner
- Reassessments
- Finished reading “Random Family”
- Monthly Report
Comments / Thoughts / What You Learned / Challenges: I struggled to meet my goals for the month of November because I was only there for about 2 1/2 weeks, but I was able to schedule enough appointments to hit all of my goals. I definitely learned a lot from this rotation and I feel like I got a wide variety of experience. There was counseling, reading labs, developing educational materials, leading nutrition groups, and providing meals either through lunch and dinner or through pantry. I developed a good relationship with a lot of the clients, as well as the other interns and staff members at the site, and I feel that I developed a really good relationship with my preceptor. I am walking away from this rotation with a much better understanding of what a community program is, how it works, how rewarding it can be, and also the struggles. There is not always enough funding and even though you are providing resources for a healthier life for the clients, the rest of the community is not necessarily following your lead. I will definitely use the skills I have developed here in my future as an RD.
Learning Objectives Met: CRDN 2.11, CRDN 3.3, CRDN 3.4, CRDN 3.6, CRDN 3.8, CRDN 4.1, CRDN 4.9
Clock Hours: 24 Hours
- Monday 11/20/17 → 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM (8 hours)
- Tuesday 11/21/17 → 9:30 PM – 5:30 PM (8 hours)
- Wednesday 11/22/17 → 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM (8 hours)
