Dietary Managers Certificate Program

Program

The Dietary Managers Certificate Program is a ten month full time program combining traditional in person classroom work, and hands on clinical experience. Students can enroll directly into the program through UMDNJ-SHRP, if all prerequisites have been met, or through Essex County College, for a joint certificate.

The program will begin January 2009, under the professional leadership of the UMDNJ-SHRP faculty. The classes will be held in traditional classroom format at the Newark campus. Students will do their clinical experience at University Hospital, Newark, NJ in the Food and Nutrition Services Department.

Goals of the Program

The goal of the program is to prepare students to become certified dietary managers (CDM) who are competent in food service management and the nutrition issues in food and dietary services. The objectives are:

to examine meal service systems for health care environments and delivery systems

to introduce an overview of human resource management

to understand basic nutrition concepts and techniques for individuals in healthcare environment

to understand and retain comprehensive food safety knowledge on all aspects of handling food, from receiving and storage to preparing and serving

Accreditation

The DMA program has been approved by the Dietary Managers Association, www.dmaonline.org