The combination of an aging population profile and a rising prevalence of obesity
and chronic disease increases the need for dietetics services.
1
It is predicted that by the year 2020 only 75% of the demand for nutrition and dietetics
practitioners in the United States will be met.
2
A potential barrier to increasing the size of the dietetics workforce is the shortage
of internships.
3
Approaches such as team teaching have been trialed in hospitals,
4
and although such initiatives provide some increase in student training capacity,
they are unlikely to meet total placement demand.
5
There is a need to explore innovative models of clinical education outside the hospital
setting. Student-assisted services in underserviced settings may address workforce
shortages and increase internship capacity.Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education current report—2009 program year. www.eatright.org/CADE_AnnualReport 2009.pdf. Accessed March 27, 2014.
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Published online: November 20, 2014
Footnotes
STATEMENT OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
FUNDING/SUPPORT The University of Canberra supported this research as part of a doctoral thesis for R. Bacon.
This article was written by Rachel Bacon, MSc, APD, APN, assistant professor, Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Canberra, Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; Lauren Therese Williams, PhD, AdvAPD
, AdvAPN, professor, Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Allied Health, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia, and adjunct professor, Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Canberra, Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; Laurie Grealish, PhD, associate professor of subacute and aged nursing, Griffith University, and the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Services, Queensland, Australia; and Maggie Jamieson, PhD, associate professor, Public Health, University of Canberra, Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.Identification
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