In regards to the healthcare field, you really can go anywhere. Earlier this morning I was on the phone with an old preceptor from my dietetic internship (public relations rotation) who provided me with some guidance as to my next step. Her advice for non-traditional job opportunities as a Registered Dietitian (RD)? Network, NETWORK LIKE NEVER BEFORE. Because if you decide to take the non-traditional route, you'll have to take a non-traditional approach down that route. This means, less utilization of job search engines, and more emailing, calling and researching (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, etc.) non-traditional RDs. And so, ladies and gentlemen, Monica continues to email, call and research her non-traditional, dream job.
This week's approach? Environmental Nutrition. Point of inspiration? FRESH, the movie.
Food/Nutrition Writer Sharon Palmer, RD wrote a blog about FRESH which I found refreshing. Refreshing in the sense that she had officially combined two things that intrigued me: environmental nutrition and writing.
My point is...what you want to do with your healthcare career is out there, you just have to make every effort to look for it. And sometimes, it's right under your fingertips (literally).
Happy research and networking! :)
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