Furthering the Dietetic Intern's Learning Experience

2015

Lee Wallace
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901-448-6451

There is a high demand for sites and preceptors for dietetic internships. The Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities Nutrition department is a site for five dietetic internship rotations to learn about intellectual and developmental disabilities and inborn errors of metabolism. As a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities training site, the BCDD Nutrition department has a primary goal of training future professionals and leaders. It serves as an internship site for five state dietetic program rotations to learn about intellectual and developmental disabilities, including inborn errors of metabolism. In 2013, training included 16 hours worth of online work prior to 3 days (24 hours) of on-site training. The purpose of online learning was to effectively provide background information and to encourage self-directed learning and collaboration. Sharepoint, a Microsoft web-based learning platform, was used for collaborative learning for the interns.

online learning, leadership, nutrition metabolic, web based learning

Conference presentations and posters presented

Consumers/Families, Professionals, Policymakers, Students

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