Results of the 2013 Non-RD Baccalaureate-DPD Graduate Dietetics Practice Audit

Abstract

The 2013 Dietetics Non-RD Baccalaureate DPD Graduate Practice Audit was developed by the Audit Task Force of the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Task Force members: Kevin L. Sauer, PhD, RD, LD, chair; Rayane AbuSabha, PhD, RD; Cathy English PhD, RD, LDN; Caleb Frazier, RD, LD; Kathryn K. Hamilton, MA, RD, CSO, CDN; Kendra K. Kattelmann, PhD, RD, LN; Marie Y. Kamp, MBA, RD, LDN; Paula Kellogg Leibovitz, MS, RD, CDE, CD-N; Anne Kendall, PhD, RD, LDN; Rachel Kossover, MPH, RD; Jin Kuo, DTR; Stefanie Mittelbuscher, DTR; Elaine Fontenot Molaison, PhD, RD; Beatrice W. Phillips, EdD, RD, LD; Annalynn Skipper, PhD, RD, FADA; Abigail Sullivan, DTR; Cassi Sturtz. Research execution, analysis, and reporting were undertaken by Dick Rogers, senior vice president, Readex Research (Stillwater, MN). Address correspondence to: Commission on Dietetic Registration, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995. The Non-RD Baccalaureate-DPD Graduate Practice Audit Task Force was appointed in 2012 to conduct a comprehensive audit to develop the examination content specifications for a new baccalaureate-level examination for graduates who had met Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) requirements. The Task Force also sought to describe the level and frequency of involvement and perceived risk associated with dietetics-related performance activities for employed DPD graduates. The 2013 Dietetics Non-RD Baccalaureate DPD Graduate Practice Audit was developed by the Audit Task Force of the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Task Force members: Kevin L. Sauer, PhD, RD, LD, chair; Rayane AbuSabha, PhD, RD; Cathy English PhD, RD, LDN; Caleb Frazier, RD, LD; Kathryn K. Hamilton, MA, RD, CSO, CDN; Kendra K. Kattelmann, PhD, RD, LN; Marie Y. Kamp, MBA, RD, LDN; Paula Kellogg Leibovitz, MS, RD, CDE, CD-N; Anne Kendall, PhD, RD, LDN; Rachel Kossover, MPH, RD; Jin Kuo, DTR; Stefanie Mittelbuscher, DTR; Elaine Fontenot Molaison, PhD, RD; Beatrice W. Phillips, EdD, RD, LD; Annalynn Skipper, PhD, RD, FADA; Abigail Sullivan, DTR; Cassi Sturtz. Research execution, analysis, and reporting were undertaken by Dick Rogers, senior vice president, Readex Research (Stillwater, MN). Address correspondence to: Commission on Dietetic Registration, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995.