Personal Statement For Nutrition

The Latin phrase “Esse quam videri”, which means “To be, rather than to seem (to be)", has grown to be the foundation of my undergraduate, clinical and professional work since I was introduced to it at Drexel University in 2009. This moto speaks beyond just being true to oneself; it covers a multitude of core values. It represents one’s accountability, knowledge, respectfulness, experience, visions, dreams and goals. Everybody is a nutrition expert, but not everybody is an expert on nutrition. I am looking to enhance my career by advancing my studies and research of nutrition and metabolism for human health and disease. I would like to become not just successful, but valuable. Valuable to patients, families, the community, my employer and

Of course, they couldn’t be too mad because I had just torn the ligaments in my elbow during a championship volleyball game senior year. A week or so later, I distinctly remember my physical therapist saying to me how important it was that I not only completed their assigned exercises, but to include more protein and nutrient dense meals into my diet to enhance the healing process for quicker recovery. I would find myself turning over every beverage and package of food in the cabinets and refrigerator in order to analyze the nutrition label. I became fascinated at the multiplicity of nutrients that certain foods could provide. Soon enough, eating healthy became a lifestyle. The desire to research the most nutrient dense foods and learn where vitamins and minerals could be found strengthened throughout highschool, and I found myself applying for undergraduate studies in nutrition and food science at Drexel University. My interests began with the basics of macronutrients and food science. As I studied, worked and volunteered throughout college, as well as completing a co-op program with a long term care and rehabilitation center, my interests with nutrition became much more in-depth. I saw that nutrition was more than just the surface thought of food being “good” vs. “bad” for us. I then knew it was connected to the world in a much bigger picture. I developed a deeper desire to learn more about how food affects certain disease processes and further more, how to better prevent diseases and disorders with nutrition. When I finished my undergraduate studies, I was ecstatic to be matched with a dietetic internship, where I was able to not just learn about, but experience hands on the vast areas and fields one can work in related to nutrition and disease management. Within our small dietetic intern team, I was able to develop and initiate the “Fit Feet Program” at Inspira