During the community supervised experience, students encounter nutritional programs as they affect health and wellness throughout the life span. Students work with designated preceptors. Students interpret and incorporate new scientific knowledge into practice as they work with different target populations and utilize the mass media. Students assess general health and nutritional status across the life span and supervision of community based food and nutrition programs is a great part of this supervised experience. Students are evaluated on their knowledge and ability to refer clients to appropriate community services for general health and nutrition needs.
Students work closely with other primary care providers.
The student integrates their knowledge and skill from previous courses to become competent as entry-level dietitian practitioners. This course includes the review of current timely issues and interpretation of the latest published and reported research. Students will critique media credibility, legislative issues, the legislative process, and ethics as related to the funding and use of community nutrition systems, and issues related to ethnic and cultural diversity. This supervised clinical nutrition therapy experience guides students as they build on their knowledge and skills to become competent as entry-level dietitian practitioners. Students work with designated preceptors.