Karishma Shah Brahmbhatt

Ph: 908-499-4370 / Karishmashah1307@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA (08/2014-05/2015)

Didactic Program in Dietetics, GPA: 3.82/4.0

M.S in HEALTH SCIENCE DIETETICS, (University of Pune, Pune, India) (06/2009-04/2011)

GPA: 3.77/4.0 (US equivalent evaluated by WES)

B.S in (Microbiology), (H.V Desai College (University of Pune), Pune India) (06/2006 -04/2009)
GPA: 3.99 (US Equivalent and evaluated by WES)

DIETETIC INTERNSHIP

Aramark Distance Dietetic Internship (09/2016-05/2017)

1400 hours of clinical, community, and food service management experience
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Albany, Georgia: Clinical (19 weeks), Community (2 weeks) and Food Service
Management (9 weeks) Rotations
19 weeks of Clinical rotation including gastrointestinal, cardiology, pulmonary, diabetes, renal, oncology/HIV,
Bariatrics, nutrition support, critical care, pediatrics, long-term care , 2 weeks of staff relief and 2 weeks of
Clinical Nutrition Management .
-Applied Nutrition Care Process and documented in patients electronic medical charts.
-Conducted and analyzed patient calorie counts.
-Performed inpatient diet educations.
-Recommended orders for Oral and enteral nutritional supplements.
-Applied Emerging trends by utilizing Nutrition-focused physical assessment and coordinating with the
interdisciplinary team for the patient care.
-Conducted meal rounds for patient dining satisfaction surveys.
-Led a presentation for the hospital staff on physical activity.
9 weeks of Food service management experience in Production, Retail, Patient services and 2 weeks of Staff
relief.
2 weeks of Community experience at the Outpatient Diabetes Clinic.

Dougherty County Health Department, Women Infant and Child Program (WIC) Albany, Georgia
Developed and Provided nutrition education to pregnant mothers on health eating during pregnancy and
introduction to benefits of breastfeeding.
Developed nutrition education material for the Farmers market annual meet.

Electronic Portfolio: http://shahkarishma.weebly.com/

Dietetic intern (Masters Program)

N.M. Wadia Institute of Cardiology, Pune, India (03/2010-05/2010)

Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital, Pune, India (04/2011-06/2011)

Gained extensive knowledge in supervising activities of a department providing quantity and quality food services,
counselling individuals, and conducting nutritional research, preparing and implementing individualized dietary care
plans based on nutritional needs, dietary restrictions, and other health factors for patients in ICU, Diabetic, IHD and other
gastrointestinal tract diseases.
WORK EXPERIENCE

Health Representative, Z Natural Foods, West Palm Beach, FL. (10/2015-05/2016)

- Connecting to the people and educating them with diet knowledge using and managing companys official page, social
media, emails, telephone conversation, blogs and articles.
- Researching, reviewing certificate of analysis and checking nutritional labels for all the products and creating new ones
for different product blends.

Data Entry Associate, Avamsoft, Allentown, PA (02/ 2015-04/2015)

-Log box entry for hospital data

Sales Associate, GNC, Allentown, PA (09/ 2014-01/ 2015)

-Managing sales and providing Customer Service
Manager, GNC, Garwood, NJ (12/ 2012- 08/ 2014)
- Managed the operations, staffing, and sales/profit goals
- Provided excellent customer service by helping customers with product knowledge
- Managed the store's inventory as per GNCs guidelines including receiving, checking, and shelving all
merchandised orders

Crew Member and Cashier, Dunkin Donuts, Cranford, NJ (10/2012-12/2012)

- Operated cash registers, provided customer service, completed transactions and followed sanitation guidelines.
restocked cups and food items.

Diabetes Educator, Diet and Yoga Therapist, Self Employed, Pune, India (06/2012 08/ 2012)
- Taught a wide variety of yoga and exercise to maximize workout efficiency and improve fitness
- Carried out Diabetes education, Diet counselling and yoga training for females with disorders
- Developed personalized training plans for clients based on individual needs

Research Assistant, KEM Hospital Diabetes Unit and Research Center, Pune, India. (01/ 201208/ 2012)
-Assisted for projects funded by Indian council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Medical Research Council UK
(MRC-UK).
- Involved in fieldwork activities like enrollment of subjects, consenting, and collection of data and assisting in
intervention process.
-Recorded Blood Pressure measurements through digital sphyngynometer, performing Dual X-ray
absorptiometry, anthropometry measurements, Placental measurements, recording of Food Frequency Questionnaire
as per standard protocol and Diet counseling
- Assisted in blood sample processing and analysis using high speed centrifuges and autoanalysers (Random Access
Hitachi)
- Entered data at Open Clinica and MS Dos Software, dermatoglyphics scanning and analysis.
-Maintained correspondence and communication with different companies and organization for research purpose
and designing and formatting the Newsletter for the community.

Nutritionist, Endurance Fitness Gym, Pune, India [08/2011- 10/ 2011]

- Carried out Nutrition Assessment followed by Counseling

VOLUNTEER WORK

Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA, volunteered in the launching and promotion of the club named Just the Way You
Are themed on positive mind-body image.
American Diabetes Association, North Jersey. Assisted in workshop for Diabetes awareness at the health fairs.
Indian Red Cross Society, Pune, India, Assisted in game and activities organization for HIV positive children at
Manavya non-profit organization.
CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

RDN (Registered Dietitian Nutritionist) (07/2017)

DTR (Dietetic technician registered) (08/2015)
Serve Safe Manager s certificate (Oct. 2014)
SBA certificate on how to write a business plan
Project Ambassador training for diabetic education by American Diabetes Association, North Jersey. NJ
Post Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education, by Project Hope, India Recognized by IDF (International Diabetic
Federation). [November 2011]
Certificate Course in Yoga Therapy Instructor from Shri Krishna Yoga Institute, Pune, India [January 2012] NIH
Web-based training course Protecting Human Research Participants.04/20/2012

PUBLICATIONS

-Formulation and Preparation of low cost nutritional cookies for low socioeconomic preschoolers. Beverage and Food
World Journal
Issue Nov 2013, Vol. 40, No.1