Sadia Shaukat

6354 Mercury drive, Mechanicsburg, PA. 17050 Cell Phone: 717-802-4814 SShaukat@kent.edu

Education
Dietetic Intern- September 2012- Graduation pending for August , 2013 Sodexo Health Care Services, Allentown, PA. 130 hours of classroom instruction. Pursing M.S Degree in Nutrition- Present (expected graduation December, 2013) Kent State University, Kent, OH GPA 3.8/4 Completed DPD required coursework for Dietetic Internship- 2010 Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN Masters of Science in Home Economics - 2006 College of Home Economics, Lahore Pakistan Bachelors of Science in Home Economics- 2004 College of Home Economics, Lahore Pakistan

Work Experience
Sodexo Health Care Services Dietetic Internship (September 2012-present) Clinical Rotations-Holy Spirit Hospital Camp Hill, PA- Primary Site-800 hours. Performed thorough reviews of medical records and completed nutritional assessments for patients with various medical complications across the lifespan including Diabetes, Cardiac, GI, Pediatrics, Maternal, Oncology, Pulmonary, Renal, Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition. Conducted diet instruction and menu planning with patients and family members. Provided nutritional educational presentations demonstrating verbal and written communication skills to target audiences. Read, abstract and derive practical applications from evidence based research articles from medical and nutritional journals. Community Rotations- Assigned Community Sites- 200 Hours Develop poster displays and nutritional games along with screening tools and newsletters for various communities, such as Head Start, Hampden Township Preschool, Birdsboro Elementary School and a local Senior Center. Participate in various activities with community organizations such as WIC, Food Bank, Gluten Intolerance Group, Breast Cancer Support Group, Spirit of Women at Holy Spirit Hospital, Diabetes out. Pt center of Holy Spirit Hospital. Participated in Sodexo Cares Training to employees at Holy Spirit Hospital. Food Service Rotation- Bethany Village - 200 Hours (Pending June-August, 2013) Participate in safety and sanitation, food production, human resources, budgeting, marketing, and catering Conduct food safety and facility audits Coordinate and create Special Cultural Theme Day menu Diet Support Assistant - Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA (June 2011- November 2011) Assisted patients with menu selection, corrected menu selection per prescribed diet order, processed diet slips and diet requests by using dietary software Computrition Hospitality Suite. Communicated directly with caregiver staff to provide appropriate service to patients. Checked patient tray line for accuracy in each patients selection.

Volunteer Experience
Community Outreach (January 2012-Present) Teaching Healthy Baking Techniques Classes in Mechanicsburg, PA to introduce substitute ingredients for making low calorie baked goods. Participated in Touch of Sugar program for diabetes at Wegmans. Participated in Create Your Weight program for overweight adults at Giant. Provided assistance to the lead Chef at Channel Foods Rescue with cooking demos for mentally challenged kids. Food and Nutrition, Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, PA (May 2011-April 2012) Perform meal rounds and tray assessments to ensure patient satisfaction with food service of hospital and aid in increasing Press Ganey scores. Utilize Health Touch Program to compile nutrient lists for Registered Dietitians. Work with Holy Spirit Community Outreach program on community health fairs. Set up health fair table to inform, educate and answer questions for health fair participants. Food and Nutrition department, Murfreesboro, TN (Spring 2010) Served the tray line, dishwasher, and prepared snacks at Sunnington Assisted Living. Developed and analyzed recipes according to School Nutrition Guidelines at Barfeild Elementary School. Served as member of packing and delivering Meals on Wheels at St. Clairs Senior Center.

Projects
Designed Nutrition Education Material for the Prevention of Osteoporosis for South Asian Women as a Masters Project. Final residence project at the College of Home Economics, Lahore; planned menus for a group of young women for one month according to their dietary needs and physical activities. Project also included smart home management strategy planning, designing of the interior of a house and implementation of the strategies and menus for an entire month.

Memberships
Member of Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (2008-present). Member of Central Pennsylvania Dietetic Association (2010-Present).

Skills
Fluent in English, Urdu and Punjabi Languages. Proficient in Microsoft Office. Ability to express ideas clearly and working actively in a team and individually. Strong organizational, leadership and interpersonal skills and a team player.