Today was a whirlwind in the life of Melissa. I flew to Pittsburgh from Boston Monday night after running the Boston Marathon earlier that day, stayed with a friend overnight (there was no way I would've been able to drive back). Then I woke up at 7 am (definitely not enough sleep!) to make the 3.5 hours drive back to Athens from Pitt, and got in just in time to make it to class. Phew!
Kay Mavko, from the Ohio Board of Dietetics, spoke to the class on topics pertaining to state licensure and policies within Ohio. Apparently, although I'm a certified and licensed health professional (well, soon to be licensed), I cannot practice any form of nutrition whatsoever, since she told me that athletic trainers are "in the same realm as personal trainers as far as education on nutrition topics." I tend to disagree, and will have to find out more information once I graduate with my masters degree; I'd like to find out if this degree will be worth anything unless I get my RD. Other than that little sidenote, her talk was very informative, and I;m sure the dietetics majors got a lot of useful info from Kay. A very nice lady with a lot of responsibility and experience.
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