Standards of Excellence in Nutrition and Dietetics Organization Criteria: An Update

Abstract

The Center of Excellence in Nutrition and Dietetics Award utilizes the Standards of Excellence (SoE) to identify and recognize organizations with exemplary leadership, outcomes, organization, and practice within the realm of nutrition and dietetics. Organizations with this designation continuously highlight and celebrate the work and expertise of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Nutrition and Dietetic Technician, Registered (NDTR) as the nutrition experts. This Award utilizes four domains in categorizing the SoE: Quality in Organization, Quality in Practice, Quality in Outcomes, and Quality in Leadership. Because these criteria can be applied broadly to a variety of practice areas, credentialed nutrition and dietetics practitioners across the care spectrum can actively participate in achieving this designation. The nature of the SoE is detail-oriented, allowing organizations and their leadership to determine opportunities for improvement and formulate action plans and long-term strategic plans to ensure excellence is at the forefront of all they do. Organizations that receive this award will have a competitive edge in recruiting and retaining credentialed nutrition and dietetics practitioners to the organization, and generate valuable metrics including benchmark data, best practices, and quality outcomes in their organizations. As this Award gains prestige and popularity, organizations will actively work to achieve and maintain this designation.