Distinguishing Entry-Level RD and DTR Practice: Results from the 2010 Commission on Dietetic Registration Entry-Level Dietetics Practice Audit

Abstract

The Commission on Dietetic Registration and its Dietetics Practice Audit Committee recently reported the results of the 2010 Dietetics Practice Audit, which was undertaken primarily to refine and validate the examinations for the registered dietitian (RD) and dietetic technician, registered (DTR) credentials ( 1 Ward B. Rogers D. Mueller C. Touger-Decker R. Sauer K.L. Entry-level dietetics practice today: Results from the 2010 Commission on Dietetic Registration Entry-Level Dietetics Practice Audit. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011; 111: 914-941 Google Scholar ). The Committee had secondary objectives in two areas: investigating associations between educational attributes and practice among entry-level RDs, and identifying distinctions between entry-level RD and DTR practice.