INTERNSHIP CORE SITE PROFILE SITE: Island Health Panel presenter: Melanie Parrott, RD Email: Melanie.Parrott@viha.ca Date : Jan 13th, 2017

MEET THE SITE COORDINATOR Melanie Parrott, RD As coordinator it is my job to: Arrange your placements Track your progress Arrange educational activities Provide support! A bit about me: Graduated from University of Guelph Interned through the Northern Ontario Dietetic Internship Program Currently working on my Masters of Arts in Leadership Worked for Island Health since 2009 all over Vancouver Island

ABOUT THE HEALTH AUTHORITY We provide services to almost 8 hundred thousand people living on Vancouver island, the gulf islands, and the mainland communities north of Powel River. We have over 18,000 staff, including around 100 dietitians.

We currently take 5 students per year! Program Highlights Island Health Interns of 2016/17 Full week of orientation with the other interns Regular education sessions with Island Health Dietitians Opportunity to be paired with a dietitian mentor prior to or during internship Placements in both urban and rural settings We currently take 5 students per year!

Program Highlights (cont’d) Diverse clinical placement opportunities: ICU Diabetes/Gestational Diabetes Oncology Cystic Fibrosis Cardiac Health Nutrition Support Kidney care Hemodialysis Home care Eating disorders Long term care Rehabilitation Many Elective opportunities: Bariatric clinic Pediatrics Integrated Health Network Seniors Outreach Aboriginal Health Transplant

Facilities South Island Interns are placed all over Vancouver Island. There is no guarantee that you will be placed in Victoria. Victoria General Hospital, Victoria Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria Interns can expect to change cities once during the internship year to allow for placements in both urban and rural areas. There will be a lot of support for you throughout this process!

Facilities Central/North Island Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Central Island: Duncan, Nanaimo, Port Alberni North Island: Campbell River, Comox, Port McNeill and Port Hardy Campbell River Hospital (New hospital being built!) St. Joseph’s Hospital, Comox (New hospital being built!)

You may wish to consider this site because… …you have friends or family on the island …you want to be able to travel to Vancouver easily for some weekends and breaks …you are seeking employment on the Island post-internship* *Island Heath does not give priority to their grads, though grads are encouraged to apply …you want to escape the traffic and expensive rent in Vancouver and the lower mainland Use this as an opportunity to promote your core site to students Actual photo of Vancouver traffic  Retrieved from: www.citylab.com/commute/2012/06/defense-congestion/2118/

You may wish to consider this site because…(cont’d) …you enjoy any of the following: Hiking Biking Kayaking Skiing Surfing Fishing Sailing Paddle boarding Golfing Camping Whale watching Scuba diving Vancouver Island is a wonderful place to live, study, and work!

Final thoughts and Testimonials Think about the possibilities! Kirstie Hilverda, RD (t) Island Health Graduate Class of 2016 Ghazal Haghnegahdar, RD Island Health graduate Class of 2015 Working for Frazer Health Theresa Price, RD Island Health graduate Class of 2014 Working for Island Health “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” Joshua J. Marine