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Practice Applications Topics of Professional Interest| Volume 117, ISSUE 11, P1709-1716, November 2017

Level of Implementation of the Institute of Medicine Recommended Core Competencies among Dietetics Education Programs

Published:November 05, 2016DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2016.09.017
Level of Implementation of the Institute of Medicine Recommended Core Competencies among Dietetics Education Programs
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      The health care system in the United States has gained attention for concerns related to high costs and poor outcomes. In 2003, citing inadequate preparation of health professionals, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) introduced five core competencies designed to be included in the curricula across health care professions. Professions, including nursing and pharmacy, have assessed the degree to which these competencies have been incorporated into their educational programs. However, little is known about the degree to which these competencies have been implemented into dietetics education. The purpose of this article is to explore the extent to which nutrition and dietetics education has responded to this call for change in the training of future health care professionals and to identify recommendations for the future.
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      Published online: November 05, 2016

      Footnotes

      This article was written by Peggy Turner, MS, RD, FAND, associate professor, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City; Kathrin Eliot, PhD, RD, FAND, assistant professor, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO; Sue Kent, MS, RD, clinical systems analyst, Center for Human Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Sarah Rusnak, MS, RD, research analytics specialist, The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Columbus; and Patti Landers, PhD, RDN, FAND, professor emerita, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, and an associate dietitian, Keith & Associates, Tulsa, OK.

      STATEMENT OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2016.09.017

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