Training Programs
Nutrition Leadership Training Opportunity
Pediatric Leadership Training: Nutrition traineeship with a focus on children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and interdisciplinary care. The program provides a 10-12 month curriculum of didactic courses, interactive seminars, clinical and community-based practica, and systems level policy activities. Applicants for admission must be students currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral program or a graduate of such a program. Registered dietitians and nutrition graduate students who demonstrate leadership potential and have career goals to practice in the field of childhood developmental disabilities are encouraged to apply. Funds are available for tuition assistance and a stipend for qualified applicants.
For materials or more information, please contact Janet Willis at 804/828-0073, or e-mail mailto:jwillis@vcu.edu. Application materials and course information on the web site: http://www.vcu.edu/partnership/valend/.
Pediatric Nutrition Fellowship Program
Four to six-month pediatric nutrition fellowships at James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children (Indiana University School of Medicine), Indianapolis, IN. The four-month clinical fellowship provides didactic and guided clinical experiences that assist dietitians/nutritionists in obtaining or enhancing core pediatric nutrition competencies related to infants, children and adolescents including those with special health care needs. An additional two months assists dietitians in obtaining specialty competencies in one of three areas: 1) the newborns in intensive care (Level III) and high risk infants following discharge; 2) children with special health care needs; 3) adolescents with special health care needs including diabetes mellitus. For more information, contact Karyl Rickard, PhD, RD, CSP, FADA, 317/274-9910 or email: krickard@iupui.edu
Maternal and Child Nutrition Traineeships
Four universities offer education and training opportunities in maternal and child nutrition to RDs seeking a master's or doctoral degree in public health nutrition. The programs vary in their emphasis and length of study, but all provide support in the form of tuition assistance, fees, and a monthly stipend. The US Maternal and Child Health Bureau, US Department of Health and Human Services funds these traineeships. Contact the individual university programs listed below for information and application materials.
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Community Health Sciences
School of Public Health
10833 Le Conte Ave, Box 951772
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772
Attn: Marion Taylor Baer, PhD, RD
Email: mtbaer@ucla.edu
University of Minnesota
Division of Epidemiology
School of Public Health
Suite 300, WBOB
1300 South 2nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55454-1015
Attn: Jamie Stang, PhD, MPH, RD or Mary Story, PhD, RD
Email: stang@epi.umn.edu or story@epi.umn.edu
University of North Carolina
Department of Nutrition
CB #7400
McGavran-Greenberg Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400
Attn: Jan Dodds, EdD, RD
Email: jan_dodds@unc.edu
The University of Tennessee
Department of Nutrition
1215 West Cumberland Avenue
229 JHB
Knoxville, TN 37996-1900
Attn: Betsy Haughton, EdD, RD
Email: haughton@utk.edu
Carrie J. Barker
725 Brookridge Circle
Knoxville, TN 37920
865/405-0625
email: cbarker3@utk.edu
Ketogenic Diet Training Seminar sponsored by The Charlie Foundation
On-site education seminar presented at your facility for your staff scheduled at your availability. The program is intended for dietitians, nurses, physicians and support staff. Protocols for ketogenic diet initiation, monitoring, and fine-tuning are outlined. PowerPoint presentations and discussion format. Award winning guides for professionals and caregivers. Scholarships are available to defray the cost of this program.
For further information contact Beth Zupec-Kania at 262-271-3479 or ketogenicseminars@wi.rr.com
