{"id":882,"date":"2014-01-21T08:45:40","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T15:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eatrightutah.org\/blog\/?p=882"},"modified":"2014-01-21T08:45:40","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T15:45:40","slug":"change-in-entry-level-registration-eligibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/blog\/change-in-entry-level-registration-eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Change in Entry-level Registration Eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since hearing about a possible change in registration eligibility requirements in the past two years, many dietitians have become concerned about the educational implications for established and future registered dietitians.<\/p>\n

This year at the Academy’s Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo<\/a> the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ASCEND) hosted a forum titled, “Where Should the Profession Go and How Should It Get There?” where the issue of eligibility requirements was discussed. Many present voiced questions and concerns and added to the national discussion.<\/p>\n

As of now, there is no official fact sheet regarding proposed changes and many decisions are still being made. We recognize that there is concern and speculation. Here are the actual facts to help keep you informed:<\/p>\n

In the fall of 2012 the Council on Future Practice released a Visioning Report and Recommendation<\/a> to Academy members.\u00a0The report includes nine specific recommendations and their rationales including the recommendation a graduate-level practitioner (which could be at the Master\u2019s or even Doctoral level once the practitioner\u2019s roles have been defined) for eligibility to become a registered dietitian.<\/p>\n

The Visioning Report states that,<\/p>\n

“For over a\u00a0decade, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy) has\u00a0been discussing and debating making changes to education and credentialing to ensure that future\u00a0dietetics practitioners are able to meet future practice needs.\u00a0In 2005, the Dietetics Education Task Force (5) noted\u00a0that basic educationalrequirements, consisting of a baccalaureate degree and supervised practice,\u00a0have not changed since 1927.Although there have been updates in content, curriculum, competencies, and\u00a0programs, the basic structure of\u00a0education has remained intact. For many years,\u00a0both Academy members and employers of\u00a0dietetics practitioners have expressed concerns about dietetics education and the ability of graduates to meet marketplace demands.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0CDR, in response to this report, passed the following motion at its March 2013 meeting:<\/p>\n

\u00a0Move to change the entry-level registration eligibility education requirements for dietitian, beginning in 2024<\/strong>, from a baccalaureate degree to a minimum of a graduate degree.\u00a0 All other entry-level dietitian registration eligibility requirements remain the same.<\/em><\/p>\n

This information has been disseminated to program directors that have a program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).<\/p>\n

We look forward to future decisions and will keep you updated as we receive information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since hearing about a possible change in registration eligibility requirements in the past two years, many dietitians have become concerned about the educational implications for established and future registered dietitians. This year at the Academy’s Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ASCEND) hosted a forum titled, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academy-news","category-annual-conference-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/882\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatrightutah.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}