Thanks to the students and community members who attended the 2016 Multidisciplinary Forum. The event, held last night, was a huge success! We had over 300 people participating in Personal Protective Equipment demonstrations by Cox and Mercy Health Systems. Guest speaker, Bert Malone, formerly of the CDC, educated everyone on emerging infectious diseases. It was a great … [Read more...] about MDF was a success!
Dietetics students had the opportunity to attend the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics annual Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE). One of our seniors, Shelby Olson, shares her experiences below. FNCE was everything I had imagined it to be and more. I had done a lot of research prior to the event to prepare myself for the educational sessions as well as the … [Read more...] about Dietetics Students Attend National Conference
Calling all CHHS students! Mark your calendar for the Multi Disciplinary Forum on November 10 from 6-8:30pm in the PSU Ballroom. Students from a variety of health disciplines (nursing, CMB, OT, PT, PA, dietetics, social work, athletic training, public health, speech pathology, and more) will learn about infectious disease and how to work with health care professionals on a … [Read more...] about Join us November 10, 2016 for the Multi Disciplinary Forum
The semester is drawing to an end and the BMS 430 Sports Nutrition class voted for their favorite recipe from our "Training Table Potluck." The winner was Melanie Morgan, dietetics major from Springfield. Melanie recipe was chocolate mousse with a high protein, low fat "secret" ingredient. After much speculation and many guesses, she revealed the mousse had pureed cottage … [Read more...] about Chocolate Mousse with a Twist
While we were proud of our faculty members who received awards at the annual Missouri Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics annual meeting, we were also happy to see our students well represented at the poster session. Three posters were presented on the following topics: Boomer Bars: Protein Preferences in Athletes Acceptability of Vegetable Puree in Macaroni and … [Read more...] about Sharing Dietetics Research at MOAND Conference