Resources for Dietetics Interns & Students: Websites

What's the median wage of dietitians? How's the job market for speech language pathologists? The OOH has all of that and much more.

"Includes information on skills, abilities, knowledges, work activities, and interests associated with occupations. This information can be used to facilitate career exploration, vocational counseling, and a variety of human resources functions, such as developing job orders and position descriptions and aligning training with current workplace needs."

"An interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. The site has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers. Users can find careers through keyword search; by browsing industries that employ different types of workers; or through the O*NET Interest Profiler, a tool that offers personalized career suggestions based on a person's interests and level of work experience."

A version of the same tool listed above, designed to help recently returned veterans find civilian jobs that use the skills they learned in the military.

Culture Clues are designed to help clinicians communicate effectively with patients from other cultures --- specifically Albanian, Chinese, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Korean, Latino, Russian, Somali, and Vietnamese.

This resource is designed to help clinicians work with patients of Vietnamese, Russian, and Latino origin in matters of end-of-life care. Topics include natural medicine, religious needs, and cultural views of death.

"A site for medical professionals, to help us do calculations and process algorithms and scores," such as maintenance fluids calculations, APGAR scores, and MELD scores.

"Instructional modules and videos demonstrating physical exam techniques," including vital signs, complete history, and abdomen.

"A Provider's Guide": Advice for health care professionals interacting with patients with autism.

This resource from Seattle Children's Hospital is designed to help parents prepare their children for surgery or other procedures. This website may familiarize you with the kinds of questions and needs parents will have and various things that can help kids relax during a stressful time.