Growing the Dietetics Profession via a Mentorship Program between Dietitians and Dietetics Students

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2018

Abstract

In many undergraduate dietetics programs, there are limited mentoring programs outside of the classrooms for students. We describe the development and evaluation of a project that connected dietetics students to Registered Dietitian Nutritionist mentors in the community. An online survey provided project descriptions available to dietetics students, where they ranked the Registered Dietitian Nutritionists they wanted to be matched with for the experience. Mentor-mentee matches resulted in positive improvements; students reported that they had gained knowledge and improved skills and dietitians cultivated leadership skills. Such project-based mentoring programs can connect students to practicing professionals, providing hands-on field experience.

Publication Title

Nutrition Today

Volume

53

Issue

2

First Page

89

Last Page

91

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1097/NT.0000000000000264

ISSN

0029666X

E-ISSN

15389839

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