Shaping Future Dietetics Professionals: What's in it for You?

Abstract

Providing academic and supervised practice experiences that will meet future practice needs requires dietetics educators to cope with the many challenges of a changing external environment, leading them to explore a variety of strategies for training students. Downsizing, rightsizing, and reengineering at traditional practice sites, plus the increasing shift from acute care to community-based nutrition care, are creating a continual need for more opportunities for student learning experiences. Members of The American Dietetic Association (ADA) and their employers are becoming progressively more important to educational preparation of entry-level practitioners.