Dietitians can complement medical resident training through educating up-and-coming providers about the clinical necessity of nutrition therapy, modeling collaborative care, and reinforcing the value of referrals to nutrition experts.
Professional Growth
Many RDs are familiar with clinical, community, and private practice roles, but far fewer are aware of federal public health careers available through the US Public Health Service (USPHS). For more than 100 years, dietitians have served within the USPHS, contributing to the protection, promotion, and advancement of the nation’s health through leadership, service, and science.
Dietitians play a critical but often overlooked role in reentry programs, where nutrition education can support chronic disease management, food security, and health equity for formerly incarcerated individuals.
Dietitians are not just end-users of AI tools. They can be cocreators, leaders, and subject matter experts on AI projects. In this article, Today’s Dietitian interviewed four trailblazing RDs who are at the forefront of shaping AI in nutrition care.
Have you ever walked through a buffet line where the salad or roasted vegetables were displayed first, and desserts last? Maybe a grocery store entrance caught your eye with a bright display of soda and snack items? If so, you’ve already experienced “nudging”—a principle of choice architecture—without even realizing it.
As food and nutrition experts, dietitians are well equipped to teach clients about nutrition and health and help them change their eating and lifestyle behaviors.
Telehealth and virtual nutrition practices were on the rise even before the pandemic made working from home the new normal for many dietitians.
It is well known that diet-related chronic diseases are the leading causes of illness and death in the United States.
I have heard that the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) has updated its guidelines for becoming a provider for continuing professional education units (CPEUs); can you explain these changes?
The matching system, where future interns applied to several programs and both parties ranked their top choices, is a thing of the past.