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CAREER OPTIONS IN DIETETICS
Why Dietetics? A career in Dietetics is a good choice if you:
- Are interested in the relationship of nutrition to health
- Want the opportunity to help others
- Want to be part of a health care team
- Enjoy a diverse work environment
- Are interested in food, health promotion, disease prevention, and health care
When a student chooses a major in college, very often the question, “What can I do with this major?” arises. The scope of practice of dietetics is broad, enabling program graduates to pursue careers in many areas. Registered Dietitians are employed in:
- Hospitals, outpatient centers, home care agencies, long-term care facilities and other health care institutions providing medical nutrition therapy and education, and/or managing food service systems
- Sports nutrition and corporate wellness programs providing nutrition education and counseling
- Food and nutrition-related businesses and industries working in consumer affairs or product development
- Private practice providing services to food service companies, counseling individual clients, and/or consulting to a broad array of institutions and businesses
- Community and public health setting s advising the public on ways to develop healthy eating habits
- Sales positions in health related businesses such as pharmaceutical companies and medical supply companies
- Universities, medical centers, or pharmaceutical companies teaching or participating in research
Positions held by program graduates from the University of Connecticut:
- Sales Associate, Novartis Pharmaceuticals (CT)
- Regional Nutrition Manager, Apria Health Care (CT)
- Bariatric Obesity Dietitian Specialist, Saints’ Memorial Hospital (MA)
- Corporate Dietitian, Subway (CT)
- Ambulatory Care Dietitian, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (CT)
- Clinical Dietitian, Bacchus Hospital (CT)
- Pediatric Dietitian, The Children’s’ Hospital of Philadelphia (PA)
- Team Dietitian, New England Patriots (MA)
- Resident Dietitian, Chartwells Newton Public Schools (CT)
- Director, Town of Vernon School Food Service (CT)
- Pediatric Dietitian, Baystate Medical Center (MA)
- Renal Dietitian, Brookline Davita Dialysis (MA)
- School System Nutrition Educator, “Eat Right Now” Program (PA)
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