Rights and Responsibilites
The Student Agrees:
- To complete all 22 written assignments and supervised field experience within the designated time frame with a final grade of at least C and complete the competency exam which counts for 20% of the course grade.
- To complete a self-evaluation midway through the course to assist the preceptor, and the UF instructor in assessing your behavioral goals for the didactic and field experiences.
- That the enrollment may be terminated by UF if satisfactory progress is not made.
- Above all, to follow a basic code of ethics. This includes honesty, integrity, and maintaining the confidentiality of the dietary patron, and the student's organization. In addition, you are expected to abide by the standards and the Patient Rights statements for your facility.
- Finally, the University expects honesty in the preparation of your assignments, with original work submitted for each assignment in the course.
The Administrator Agrees to:
- Make available records, equipment and supplies needed for learning experiences.
- Allow the preceptor and student to participate in administration and other meetings.
- Set a positive example and adhere to a code of ethics, hold no discrimination against the student or preceptor because of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, age or handicap.
- Allow the student to complete a minimum of 200 hours of supervised field experiences that are required for the course.
- Permit the student to use the facility to perform field experience learning activities.
- Provide additional time for the consulting/supervising RD preceptor to supervise the student's work-related learning experiences. (At least 50 hours of contact between the student and a dietitian is required.)
- Understand that enrollment entitles the student 18 months to satisfactorily complete all course requirements.
The Preceptor Agrees to:
- Assume overall responsibility for the course. The RD preceptor (and DTM or CDM Trainer when used) has at least one year post-registration full time experience in a practitioner role and at least six months of this experience is related to the subject matter of the program (nutrition, foodservice operations, human resources and safety and sanitation).
- Guide and counsel the student as required for the nutritional modules.
- The RD preceptor is responsible for coordinating the entire 200 hours of field experience and directly supervising 50 of those hours in nutrition-related experiences.
- Sign the student's lesson cover sheets, confirming that the lessons have been evaluated as required by the course.
- 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
Qualified Preceptors: For nutritional module of the course:
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. Other modules of the course require: A Certified DietaryManager (CDM), Dietary Technician Registered (DTR), or Licensed Dietitian (LD) with at least one year of experience. Submission of certification credentials is required at the time of enrollment: for LD, state license; for CDM, DMA identification; for DTR, a copy of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) registration.
The student indicates their acceptance of the course policies by their original signature on the course application.
