Distinctions in Entry-Level Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Nutrition and Dietetics Technicians, Registered, Practice: Further Results from the 2015 Commission on Dietetic Registration Entry-Level Dietetics Practice Audit

Abstract

In this issue, the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and its Dietetics Practice Audit Task Force have reported the principal results of the 2015 Entry-Level Dietetics Practice Audit, which was undertaken primarily to refine and validate the CDR's registration examinations for the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered (NDTR) credentials. 1 Griswold K. Rogers D. Sauer K.L. Leibovitz P.K. Finn J.R. Entry-level dietetics practice today: Results from the 2015 Commission on Dietetic Registration Entry-Level Dietetics Practice Audit. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2016; 116 (1632-1684) Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (10) Google Scholar The Task Force also articulated additional objectives for the research, two of which are addressed in this article: identifying distinctions in entry-level practice between RDNs and NDTRs, and seeking to compare and contrast practice of NDTRs achieving registration via the two distinct pathways now available. D. Rogers is senior vice president, Readex Research, Stillwater, MN. K. Griswold is research manager, Readex Research, Stillwater, MN. P. Kellogg Leibovitz is a consultant, PKL Consulting, Hartford, CT. K. L. Sauer is an associate professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan. Sharon Doughten is an assistant professor, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH.