Guest guest Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Why does the United States Olympic Committee (training offices) in Colorado emply a sports dietitian who is not from nor trained in the US? Nothing against , I am sure she is great, however, are there no Americans interested or available for this USOC position? Gibson, MSc, RD, IOC Dip Sport Nutr is a Registered Dietitian working with acrobat and combat sports (wrestling, boxing, judo, fencing, gymnastics, diving, sychro) at the United States Olympic Committee in Colorado. As a past competitive weight class sport athlete herself, has a passion and deep interest in this practice area. In her career thus far, has worked and traveled the globe with many high performance sport disciplines, including Canadian National Sports (soccer, snowboarding, softball, tennis) as well as the WTA Women's Pro Tennis Tour and Vancouver Whitecaps Soccer Club. completed her undergraduate education at Ryerson University and her dietetic internship with the University Health Network. 's research for her masters of science (University of ) focused on investigating the nutrition and hydration status of junior elite female athletes. She is a distinguished graduate of the IOC Diploma in Sport Nutrition and is completing her Level 2 anthropometry certificate with the International Society for the Advancement of Anthropometry (ISAK). S. Kalman PhD, RD, FACN Director, BD - Nutrition & Applied Clinical Trials Miami Research Associates 6141 Sunset Drive Suite 301 Miami, FL. 33143 Direct - Office ext. 5109 Fax Email: dkalman@... Web: www.miamiresearch.com Help Cure Crohn's & Colitis: Team Challenge <http://www.active.com/donate/vegas11southfl/SFLDKalman> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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