Email ThisRequired Preceptor's Qualifications
The Preceptor Agrees to:
- Assume responsibility for guidance and supervision of students, and coordinate the field experience activities.
- Guide and counsel the student as required for the nutritional modules.
- Supervise work-related learning experiences and coordinate the required 150 hours of field experience.
- Maintain close communication with the program coordinator and staff.
- Regularly advise the facility administrator of the student's progress.
- Notify the Division of Continuing Education if no longer able to serve as a preceptor for the student.
- Preceptor Requirements:
The overseeing preceptor must be a Registered Dietitian (RD) or a state approved Licensed Dietitian (LD) with one year of post registration practitioner's competency. Preceptors are required to have completed one year of full-time employment prior to precepting students. The RD or LD preceptor must coordinate the entire (minimum) 150 hours of field experience and directly supervise the field experiences for Lessons 9, 10, and 16.
If the RD or LD preceptor is not available to directly supervise the remaining 125 field experience hours, a Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) or Dietary Technician Registered (DTR) with at least one year of post-registration experience may serve as the preceptor for Lessons 1-8, 11-15, and 17-22.
Submission of certification credentials is required at the time of enrollment:
for RD’s – Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) card;
for LD’s – state license;
for CDM’s – Dietary Managers Association (DMA) identification;
for DTR – American Dietetic Association (ADA) registration.
NOTE: If a student will be using both an RD or LD preceptor and a CDM or DTR preceptor, they must include copies of the appropriate credentials for BOTH preceptors.
For students who successfully obtain a Work Experience Waiver, field experiences must be completed for Lessons 4, 9, 10, 16 and 21. An RD or LD preceptor must directly supervise the field experiences for Lessons 9, 10, and 16. A Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) or Dietary Technician Registered (DTR) preceptor may supervise the field experiences for Lessons 4 and 21.
