The department of nutrition was founded in 1997 and has been in charge of patients'nutritional support, teaching, and academic research ever since. Our group includes the department chief Dr. Yun ZHANG who is also a chief general surgeon, three dietitians, and eleven nutritionists.

As part of our daily routine, we evaluate the risks of malnutrition and provide consultation for outpatients and inpatients on weight control, enteral and/or parenteral nutrition support plans. In addition, our department works with catering department to create various menus for patients with specific needs, including but not limited to diabetic diet, low- and non-fat diet, and balanced-vegetarian diet.

We annually recruit and accept trainees and fellows like recent graduates, doctors, nurses, and nutritionists from local hospitals to spread our experience in clinic. During your training, your responsibilities increase with your experience, capability, and performance. You will become highly skilled in nutritional evaluation and weight management, and gain extensive experience with the clinical and research tools needed for a successful academic career in nutrition and dietetics.

Upon your arrival, you'll notice the department of nutrition is one of the most crucial and fast-developing division of the Fist Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University. We take note of where you came from and what led you here. Everything we do is centered around mentoring you in medical research and patient care to have the impact you’ve always known you could have.

1. Learning about and performing nutritional evaluation, such as body position analyzer and dietary survey.

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The goal of our program is to prepare trainees to achieve excellence in nutritional treatment.

Through exposure to a range of

The goal of our program is to prepare trainees to achieve excellence in nutritional treatment.

Through exposure to a range of investigators engaged in diverse clinical, translational, and basic research in food science, nutrition, and dietetics, we also aim to provide our advanced trainees with a strong foundation in clinical investigation to launch them into successful careers in academic medicine. Dedicated research time and resources will allow our trainees to develop and execute independent research projects with the appropriate mentorship.

• Fellows: Candidates must hold an M.D. degree with clinical experience, preferably in dietetics or internal medicine. Research experience is not mandatory but is a strong advantage. Applicants must be fluent in English.

• Students:

Undergraduate – Candidates should be enrolled in a bachelor's program in biology, biochemistry, or a related field. Prior coursework in nutrition or food science is preferred.

Graduate – Candidates must be enrolled in a Master's, M.D. or Ph.D. program in biomedicine, nutrition, or a related field. Familiarity with research methodologies and laboratory techniques is required. Fluency in English is mandatory.

Focus Areas & Subspecialties:

1. Nutritional evaluation

2. Dietary survey

3. Basic knowledge of human nutrition

Skills:

1. Nutritional lecturing

2. Body composition interpretation

Monday

1st Week: introduction & welcome, program overview and objectives, department introduction

Weekly: literature review with panel discussion

-Topics:

1. Acute pancreatitis and nutritional treatment

2. Basics in human nutrition

Tuesday

Weekly: outpatient observation, academic lecture

-Major themes:

1. Precise dietary survey

2. Data analysis

Wednesday

Weekly: clinical rounds, case-based discussion

-Topics:

1. Weight management

2. Mentor one-on-one training

Thursday

Weekly: Group report on a typical weight-loss case

Friday

Weekly: Practical operation of body composition analyzer

Last Week:  wrap-up & reflection, participant presentations or discussion of key takeaways, feedback session

After each rotation, each faculty member evaluates each fellow according to core competencies of patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and system-based practice. Faculty members meet with fellows individually for verbal feedback and evaluation. For endoscopy, technical competence is evaluated through specifically designed evaluation forms, a simulator laboratory, and through a semiannual skills assessment program. Monthly, an aggregate evaluation of a fellow's clinical progress is conducted through a clinical competency faculty committee.

Fees：The program is free of charge.

Program Coordinator: WANG Xiang’an

Email: xiangan.w@hotmail.com

Phone: +86 571-87236727