Graduates will be entry-level practitioners who utilize evidence-based guidelines in dietetics practice.

ACEND Objective: Program Completion: “At least 80% of interns complete program requirements within 12 months (150% of planned program length).”

ACEND Objective: Graduate Employment: “Of graduates who seek employment, at least 70% are employed in nutrition and dietetics or related fields within 12 months of graduation.”

ACEND Objective: Graduate Performance on Registration Exam: “The program’s one-year pass (graduates who pass the registration exam within one year of first attempt) on the CDR credentialing exam for dietitian nutritionists is at least 80%.”

ACEND Objective: Graduate Performance on Registration Exam: “At least 70% of program graduates take the CDR credentialing exam for dietitian nutritionists within 12 months of program completion.”

McLeod Objective: Employer Satisfaction: At least 75% of employers who respond to a survey (outside of McLeod Regional Medical Center) will agree or strongly agree that the program graduates are competent, entry-level practitioners who use evidence-based care.

Graduates will be able to understand the complexities of nutritional care associated with rural regions and demonstrate strong critical thinking skills to support these unique challenges.

McLeod Objective: At least 70% of graduates who respond to our program’s survey will agree or strongly agree that the program prepared them to think critically and use evidence-based guidelines in practice.

McLeod Objective: At least 70% of graduates who respond to a survey will agree or strongly agree that they were adequately prepared to care for individuals with complex nutritional needs in various care settings.

McLeod Objective: At least 70% of graduates who respond to a survey will agree or strongly agree that they were sufficiently prepared to address rural healthcare nutritional concerns.