Registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) are integral members of many health care
and health prevention teams, particularly when addressing issues such as eating disorders,
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome, coronary heart disease,
diabetes, maternal and infant health, pediatrics, and exercise/sports. RDNs are key
members of these teams, and graduates of dietetics programs need opportunities to
develop the soft skills needed to become effective team members. Essential collaborative
concepts and skills delineated from teamwork training that move beyond those acquired
through traditional group work include negotiation, delegation, mutual trust, cooperation,
and shared leadership.
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This article discusses the need for dietetics education programs to increase the
number of experiential opportunities for their students/interns to learn from and
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Published online: May 16, 2015
Footnotes
This article was written by Kathrin A. Eliot, PhD, RDN, FAND, assistant professor, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO; and Kathryn M. Kolasa, PhD, RDN, LDN, professor emeritus and affiliate professor, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
STATEMENT OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
FUNDING/SUPPORT There is no funding to disclose.
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