Upon completion of the program, graduates will
be prepared to:
Provide medical nutrition therapy, utilizing
the Nutrition Care Process model inclusive
of standardized language for nutrition diagnosing,
assessment, care planning, and monitoring
of medically complex patients with acute,
chronic, and terminal illnesses.
Collaborate with health care team members
in the interdisciplinary management of specialized
nutrition modalities, conditions and illnesses.
Establish nutrition practices for health
promotion, disease prevention and management
independently or in collaboration with health
care provider organizations.
Design and conduct dietetics/nutrition research
in a variety of settings.
Become intelligent, critical consumers of
research and scholarly work, able to incorporate
the current scientific knowledge and emerging
trends in science into practice.
Utilize effective management, leadership,
and information technology skills to guide
dietetics practice into the future.
Interpret and apply evidence-based research
literature in clinical practice.
Design, implement, and evaluate health
and medical nutrition therapy interventions
in a multi-cultural society.
Become lifelong learners, using self-assessment
and continuing education to persistently advance
individual knowledge and skills.
Comply with the Code of Ethics of the American
Dietetic Association and display ethical behavior
in practice, education, and scholarly activities.
