The Route to Practice and the Root of the Profession: 25+ Years of Evolving Nutrition and Dietetics Education at the Academy

Karen Stein

doi:10.1016/j.jand.2016.10.033

From the Academy The Academy’s Modern History| Volume 117, ISSUE 1, P132-139, January 2017

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The Route to Practice and the Root of the Profession: 25+ Years of Evolving Nutrition and Dietetics Education at the Academy

Karen Stein, MFA
Karen Stein
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Published:December 20, 2016DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2016.10.033

Editor’s Note: This is the ninth article in the Academy’s Modern History series covering 1990-present. This series as well as other history articles are available in the Academy History collection at www.andjrnl.org/content/amh.Without academically prepared nutrition and dietetics practitioners, who would be the members of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Until January 2012, the Academy was known was the American Dietetic Association and ACEND had changed its name a few times; throughout this document, the association will be called the Academy and ACEND will be used to name the organizational unit.

∗Until January 2012, the Academy was known was the American Dietetic Association and ACEND had changed its name a few times; throughout this document, the association will be called the Academy and ACEND will be used to name the organizational unit.

? In 2015, US News and World Report saw fit to identify dietitian nutritionists as having the #23 spot for best health care jobs and #53 spot among the 100 best jobs, in part because of their academic preparation to meet increasing consumer need.

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Best Jobs: US News rankings. 2015. US News and World Report. http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/dietitian-and-nutritionist. Accessed November 29, 2016.

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For decades, this academic foundation has been built on standards set by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).

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Published online: December 20, 2016

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This article was written by Karen Stein, MFA, a freelance writer in Traverse City, MI, and consultant editor for the Nutrition Care Manual.

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