Commentary and Recommendations ANDP Committee working with the Academy Jay Whelan Tennessee Chair of Committee Norman Hord Oregon State Nancy Cohen Massachusetts Debra Sullivan KUMC Nancy Betts Oklahoma ID: 681611
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Association of Nutrition Departments and Programs: Commentary and Recommendations
ANDP Committee working with the Academy
Jay Whelan, Tennessee, Chair of Committee
Norman
Hord
, Oregon State
Nancy Cohen, Massachusetts
Debra Sullivan, KUMC
Nancy Betts, Oklahoma
Academy
Liaison: Rayane
Abusabha
, Sage Colleges, NDEP Slide2
Summary: ACEND RecommendationsMaster’s degree preparation for entry level,
“generalist”, registered dietitian nutritionists. Bachelor’s degree preparation for entry level nutrition and dietetics technicians.
Associate’s
degree preparation for community nutrition and health assistants.
Each
degree level has competencies identified.
Experiential
learning integrated into each degree program.
Each
degree level
is designed to prepare
graduates for employment.
Completing
one part of the educational model would not be a requirement to enter a program at a higher degree level in the model, but each degree level would build on the preceding degree level knowledge and competence.
Future
exploration of high school and doctoral level
programs, where doctoral training would focus on “specialization”.Slide3
Potentially disruptive recommendations*
Impact on ACEND-accredited graduate degree programs that integrate academic coursework and supervised practice into a seamless (1-step) program as a requirement to obtain the future entry level RDN credential.
Impact on ACEND-accredited UG programs that integrate coursework with
supervised practice
.
Impact on current relationships that have a volunteer—based supervised practice
Impact on specialized MS programs (i.e., public health nutrition)
Impact on 2-year college programs that are a source for transfer students to 4-year research institutions
Impact on student debt if additional resources are put on the backs of students
*with regards to the structure of academic programs and the anticipated changes in program enrollment.Slide4
Implications for ANDP MembersLarge undergraduate programs preparatory for the RD credential will move to a coordinated graduate program.
Resources required to deliver small enrollment graduate programs will necessitate redesign of undergraduate programs and faculty recruitment to meet the new competencies in undergraduate and graduate programs.
(Conversations with the Provost’s office: If Research
I
institutions have
to choose between Research training with F&A
from grants or requests for additional
resources
for
Professional Practice training,
the choice could favor Research. Slide5
ANDP Recommendations for ACEND
Generate and collate data with regards to the impact on trainees (students) and programs (costs to the universities, programs and students; influence on how universities perceive structural changes, how the changes impact the research arm of the program)Recommend guidelines for pilot testing of new undergraduate and graduate competencies
Consider multiple routes for training “advanced level practitioners”
Post BS experiences
Provide guidance for how supervised practice could be integrated into the curriculum
Provide guidance for continued viability of existing so-called ‘isolated’ or stand-alone dietetics programs, including
Dietetic internships
DPD programsSlide6
2015 NDEP Regional MeetingsMembers of the ACEND Board will be
discussing the Rational Document and the ACEND report recently released which describes the proposed model for moving the DPD to graduate (MS) level.
The
ACEND Executive Director, Mary
Gregoire
,
and members
of the Academy Board of Directors
will be
present at
the meetings
.
Area
1,
Asilomar, CA on March 15-16 and the evening of Monday March
16
Area 2/5,
Bloomingdale, MN and the morning of Tuesday March
26
Area 6/7, The
Penn Stater, on the PSU Campus the afternoon of Thursday
April 9
Area 3/4,
Denver, CO and the afternoon of Friday May
1
This is the chance for the Nutrition Chairs to express their concerns to ACEND and obtain clarifications on the document.