Paula Blanco Canet, MS

Professional in dietetics seeking to develop a career as a Clinical Dietician.

• Over 10 years of education and experience in dietetics in Costa Rica and the United States across various settings, mainly focused on Clinical Nutrition.
• Over 1000 hours of internship experience, including clinical rotations with the calculation of tube feeding recommendations under dietitian supervision for adult ICU patients.
• Research experience with contribution to the Costa Rican Dietary Guidelines of 2022.
• Bilingual professional (Spanish and English) trained for healthcare interpreting.
• Organized, efficient, and highly adaptable to varying workloads and fast-paced contexts.

• 2019, 2020, 2021 - Elaborated a thesis on Consumption of fatty acids in the Costa Rican population in relation to waist circumference as a risk marker for coronary heart disease, which later contributed to the development of the Costa Rican Dietary Guidelines 2022.
• 04/23 - 07/24 - Collaborated with nutrition follow up calls for the SeND Home trial at Duke University Hospital designed for trauma patients who would drink nutritional supplements post trauma.