Sara Alexandra Crews
Chesterfield
Summary
Dedicated healthcare professional with nine years of experience as a Registered Dietitian in the U.S. Army, now pursuing a Doctor of Chiropractic degree. Passionate about integrating chiropractic care within multidisciplinary healthcare teams to optimize patient outcomes. Seeking a preceptorship in an interdisciplinary setting to further develop clinical skills and contribute to a holistic approach to healthcare.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Operations (CLINOPS) Officer
139th MED BDE
12.2022 - Current
- Serves as a CLINOPS officer, supporting the medical readiness and deployability of the brigade (BDE) and downtrace units by
- Support the command and unit in readiness and deployability
- Monitors brigade and down trace unit health metrics, provide health education, body composition assessment, and ensuring compliance of AR 600-9
- Support Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) initiatives to providing education and training in alternative methods of stress regulation, emotional support, nutrition for longevity, and sustainable exercise
- Serves as a CLINOPS officer, supporting the medical readiness and providing metrics to the command team
- Support Officer for human resources (S1) and the command team
Holistic Health and Fitness Dietitian
1st MED BDE, 9th Hospital Center
12.2021 - 12.2022
- Part of the Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) initiative to enhance Soldier performance, improve access to care, and take a proactive approach to military medicine
- Supervised ten 68M, Nutrition Care Specialists
- Coordinated with Command teams to early identify Soldiers who are borderline with body composition in efforts to prevent failures of AR 600-9
- Provide regular nutrition classes and outpatient appointments to 9th Hospital Center Soldiers
- Review and advise on current command physical training and nutrition programs
- Support III Corp’s Green Platoon initiative, teaching nutrition basics and discussing wellness resources on installation to all in-processing Soldiers on FT Hood
- Support command Soldier Family and Readiness Group (SFRG) and morale events for detachments
- Update social media platforms
- Create monthly newsletters
Yoga Teacher
Life Moves Yoga
12.2021 - 12.2022
OIC Nutrition Services
Task Force MED 9
12.2020 - 11.2021
- The first dietitian to support the mission of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve at BDSC
- Acted in an inpatient, outpatient, and community role
- Provided care to over 120 US Military and Coalition Forces across the CJTF area of operations
- Had over 500 individual and group patient encounters
- Member of an interdisciplinary team providing tube feeding recommendations and medical nutrition therapy to inpatients
- Created and led regular nutrition briefs on performance nutrition, weight management, supplement safety, hydration, and emotional eating
- Modeled outpatient care after the emerging Army H2F concept of Holistic Health and Fitness, which coordinated care with installation physical therapists to expedite service member return to readiness
- Key organizer of morale events for TF MED 9 including 5Ks, road marches, a weightlifting event, and holiday events
- Regularly updated social media platforms and created monthly newsletters to keep families abreast of ongoing events
- Led 80 yoga sessions for TF MED 9, Special Forces Operators and MARSOC units in the CJTF-OIR, reaching over 2,000 participants which aided in relief for operational stress in a deployed environment
Clinical, Outpatient, and Community Dietitian
Carl R Darnall Army Medical Center
06.2020 - 11.2020
- Served as outpatient and inpatient dietitian to Carl R Darnall Army Medical Center, a 145 inpatient bed facility, Level II certified trauma center, and Level II Neonatal ICU
- Cared for a total of 605 patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting
- Additionally acted as 1st Medical Brigade Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) performance dietitian, giving monthly nutrition education lectures, providing courtesy height and weight assessments, and supplying nutrition and health education materials
- Interdisciplinary member of III Corps SPARTA program, providing early nutrition education and intervention to Soldiers injured and on a physical activity limiting profile
- Provided nutrition education to intensive outpatient programs for service members recovering from traumatic brain injuries and to inpatients on the behavioral health ward
Production and Clinical Dietitian
1st MED BDE
03.2020 - 05.2020
- Deployed with 1st MED BDE in response to COVID-19, supporting Joint Task Force Civil Support and the Emergency Support Function – Public Health and Medical Service
- Contributed to the setup, initiation, sustainment, and closure of the Javits Center, transformed into a temporary emergency hospital for COVID-19 patients who could not be treated due to hospital overflow
- At its peak, the facility housed over 500 patients and treated more than 1,000 total patients
- Served as Chief of Production for Nutrition Services, overseeing meal operations and logistics for patients
- Responsibilities included coordinating timely food deliveries from off-site vendors, ensuring food safety, and managing appropriate food selections for patients with allergies and dietary restrictions
- Developed and implemented a patient administration system for the nutrition department in the absence of electronic medical records
- Provided medical nutrition therapy and education to 55 patients, including tube feeding recommendations for ICU patients
Chief of Patient Services
Carl R Darnall Army Medical Center
10.2018 - 02.2020
- Delivered nutrition care as part of the System for Health, supporting 42,000 active-duty personnel and over 100,000 TRICARE beneficiaries at the Army’s largest military deployment post
- Supervised a team of one non-commissioned officer, four diet technicians, and twenty food service personnel
- OIC of Patient Tray Services, overseeing the creation of patient menus, ensuring timely meal delivery, compliance with dietary restrictions, and leading the implementation of a room-service meal delivery system
- Updated standard operating procedures (SOPs) as needed, conducted monthly employee training on continuing education topics, and ensured compliance with Joint Commission standards
Dietetic Intern and Master’s Student
U.S. Military-Baylor University Graduate Program in Nutrition
10.2016 - 10.2018
Research Specialist
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
01.2015 - 09.2016
- Participated in research for THOR-3 (Tactical Human Optimization, Rapid Rehabilitation, and Reconditioning), an ongoing military nutrition study aimed at improving the diet quality of U.S
- Army soldiers
- Participated in the research study, Heads Up, an observational study which assessed the feasibility of a state-funded weight loss program
- Responsibilities included conducting dietary interviews to evaluate surgical appropriateness for weight loss surgery and leading web-based behavioral intervention sessions
- Collaborated with the Department of Education to enhance child nutrition programs in the state of Louisiana
Student Research Worker
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
08.2014 - 12.2014
- Participated in research projects, entered data on dietary records, processed food frequency questionnaires, and assisted staff dietitians
Dietary Assistant
Ochsner Medical Center
06.2014 - 11.2014
- Prepared and delivered patient meals, ensured adherence to dietary restrictions, and upheld food safety standards
Education
Doctor of Chiropractic -
Logan University
Chesterfield, MO04-2026
Master of Science - Nutrition
Baylor University
Waco, TX01.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nutrition & Food Sciences
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA01.2014
Skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Innovation and creativity
- Problem-solving
- Public speaking
- Report writing
- Strategic planning
- Patient education
- Dietary counseling
- Written communication
Publicationsabstracts
- Males With Traumatic Lower Limb Loss Differ in Body Fat Distribution Compared to Those Without Limb Loss., 2021, Military Medicine
- Body Fat Percentage is Associated with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in a Military Population with Traumatic Limb Loss but not in Controls., 2018, Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Baltimore, MD
- Energy Estimation for Service Members Following Traumatic Limb Loss., 2017, Graduate School Faculty Development and Research Symposium, San Antonio, TX
Licensurecertifications
- Registered Dietitian, 2018
- Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, 2021
- Dietetic Internship, U.S. Military-Baylor University Graduate Program in Nutrition, 2018
- Dry Needling Certification, 2025
- NCBE Boards, Part 1, 2024
- Class IV Therapeutic Laser Safety Certification, 2025
- Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher, 500-Hours, 2020
- Warriors at Ease: Level 1 Teacher Training, 2022
- TeamSTEPPS Master Training, 2021
- First Aid & CPR, 2024
- Mary Lipscomb Hamrick Research Course, 2018
Certification
- Registered Dietitian (RD) - Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
- Sports Dietetics Specialist Certification (CSSD) - CDR
- Class IV Therapeutic Laser Safety Certification
- Dry Needling Certification
- CPR/AED Certification
- Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-500) - Yoga Alliance
- Warriors at Ease Level 1 Yoga Teacher
Timeline
Clinical Operations (CLINOPS) Officer
139th MED BDE
12.2022 - Current
Holistic Health and Fitness Dietitian
1st MED BDE, 9th Hospital Center
12.2021 - 12.2022
Yoga Teacher
Life Moves Yoga
12.2021 - 12.2022
OIC Nutrition Services
Task Force MED 9
12.2020 - 11.2021
Clinical, Outpatient, and Community Dietitian
Carl R Darnall Army Medical Center
06.2020 - 11.2020
Production and Clinical Dietitian
1st MED BDE
03.2020 - 05.2020
Chief of Patient Services
Carl R Darnall Army Medical Center
10.2018 - 02.2020
Dietetic Intern and Master’s Student
U.S. Military-Baylor University Graduate Program in Nutrition
10.2016 - 10.2018
Research Specialist
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
01.2015 - 09.2016
Student Research Worker
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
08.2014 - 12.2014
Dietary Assistant
Ochsner Medical Center
06.2014 - 11.2014
Doctor of Chiropractic -
Logan University
Master of Science - Nutrition
Baylor University
Bachelor of Science - Nutrition & Food Sciences
Louisiana State University
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