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    1. Welcome! 2010 Department of Nutrition Open House March 12, 2010

    2. UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Video

    3. Introductions

    4. Agenda Department Information, Faculty and Students Admission Requirements and RD Information Funding and Research Opportunities Break Student and Alumni Panel Review of Supervised Practice Experiences Lunch Please Note: Faculty will be available for questions at faculty table. Wrap-Up/Final Questions Tour (Department)

    5. Mission of Nutrition Department Improve and protect the public’s health through teaching, research, and practice that foster the best possible nutrition.

    6. Degree Programs and Areas of Specialization Degree Programs Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) Master of Public Health (MPH) Master of Science (MS) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Areas of Specialization Biochemistry Epidemiology         Intervention and Policy Public Health Nutrition & Clinical Nutrition     

    7. The Nutrition Department 2009–10 Academic Year 32 Faculty - Major appointment 12 Full Professors 6 Associate Professors 15 Assistant Professors 12 Faculty- Major appt elsewhere 16 Adjunct faculty

    8. The Nutrition Department 137 Students (enrolled Fall 2009) 47 Doctoral program 60 Masters program 33 Bachelors program

    9. Award winning students!

    10. UNC MPH Student Awards 2008-09 Rachel Bryan, Amber Canto, Stephanie Lu, Elizabeth Simmons, and Joan Yasenchak were all awarded the MaryAnn C. Farthing MPH Scholarship. Amber Canto received the Laurel E. Zaks Global P.H. Nutrition MPH Scholarship. She also received the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Travel Award. Danielle Huff and Carolyn Wait received a UNC-CH Graduate School Master Merit Award for 2008-2009. Natalie Peterson received the Curtis Glenn Southard Award in Community Mental Health. Carolyn Wait is the recipient of the Miriam L. Cole Scholarship Award for 2008. Cassandra Rico is the recipient of the Central DuPage Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship for 2008-2009.

    11. National and UNC MPH Student Grants and Fellowships 2008-09 Laurie Bennie, Melissa Nelson, and Cassandra Rico received a United Stated Public Health Service Traineeship from the UNC-CH School of Public Health. Bridget Hollingsworth is the recipient of the American Dietetic Association Foundation’s 2008 Jessie C. Obert Memorial Scholarship. Stephanie Lu received the North Carolina Dietetic Association’s Outstanding Dietetics Award in the Coordinated Program category. Natalie Peterson received the Nancy Williams Didactic Program in Dietetics Scholarship from the American Dietetic Association. Natalie also won the American Dietetic Association Foundation Mead Johnson Nutritionals Scholarship. She also received the Curtis Glen Southard Award in Community Mental Health Award. Katherine Zavodni is the recipient of the American Dietetic Association Lydia J. Roberts Award for 2008-2009

    12. At UNC we take GREAT pride in our students

    13. Why is UNC Nutrition the BEST?

    14. Reputation Started education of Nutrition students in 1951 Continually accredited since 1987 100% pass rate on the RD Exam Concentrations: Public Health and Clinical Nutrition Highly sought after graduates

    16. Requirements for Admission

    17. Accreditation

    18. MPH in Nutrition Program Goals 1. To prepare competent practitioners who can identify the nutritional needs of the general public and high-risk individuals or groups, locally, nationally and internationally 2. To develop graduates who can assess, plan, implement, manage and evaluate public health nutrition/dietetics programs and coordinate them with other nutrition and non-nutrition programs

    19. MPH in Nutrition Program Goals 3. To enhance critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills as they relate to field of public health nutrition practice , policy, or research 4. To promote professionalism and leadership skills

    20. UNC MPH Tracks Track 1 (MPH, RD, 2 ½ yrs) Undergraduate Degree (Non-Nutrition) Track 2 (MPH, RD, 2-2 ½ yrs) Undergraduate Degree (Nutrition) Track 3 (MPH) Undergraduate Degree (Nutrition) Internship, RD Track 4 (MPH) MD/DDS

    21. NEW 2008 CADE Standards March 2008 1st University to be compliant in North Carolina Number of Internship Hours 900 hrs?1200 hrs Concentration Public Health Clinical

    22. 2008 CADE Standards Internship Placements Hospitals, WIC, Schools, LTC, Wellness Centers More Medical Nutrition Therapy General Medicine, OB, Renal, CV, Neuro, LTC, Peds, Nutrition Support, Hepatic, GI, Surgery, ICU, Rehab Length of Program: 2yrs?2 ½ yrs EVEN BETTER PREPARED RDs!!

    23. Things to Remember… GRE >1000 GPA >3.0 Personal Statement/Autobiographical Sketch Why do you want to be a Registered Dietitian? Why did you choose the field of nutrition? Resume 3 Reference Letters Transcripts Prerequisites

    24. Prerequisites Anthropology OR Sociology Psychology Inorganic Chemistry (with lab) Organic Chemistry Microbiology (with lab) Human Anatomy and Physiology Human Nutrition Biochemistry

    25. The Nutrition Department Admissions (Fall 2009) Applied Accepted Enrolled Masters 92 40 29 Doctoral 51 14 9 Mean Entering GRE and GPA (Fall 2009) GRE GPA Masters 1239 3.56 Doctoral 1277 3.76

    26. Nutrition Courses Human Metabolism Nutrition of Mothers, Infants and Children Nutrition Assessment and Counseling Skills Food Science Nutrition and the Elderly Medical Nutrition Therapy I and II Medical Nutrition Therapy Case Seminar Food Service Systems Management Dietary Change Interventions Public Health Nutrition Management Nutrition Epidemiology

    27. Public Health Courses Principles of Statistical Inference Principles of Epidemiology Environmental Health Health Policy and Administration Health Education and Behavior Change

    28. RD Stats Over 80,000 RDs in the United States Compensation: United States (0-5 yrs):$42,000-$55,000 North Carolina: $40,000-$75,500 Public Health: $36,000-$67,000 Clinical: $40,000-$65,000

    29. Where do RDs work? Hospitals 34% Clinics/Ambulatory Care 11.6% Public Health Programs 11.3% Extended Care Facilities 10.9% Consultation (health care) 6.3% College or University 5.5% Schools 3.0% Other 17% HMO’s, Home Care, Private Practice, Non-profits

    30. Opportunities for Jobs and Research Experiences

    31. Options for funding Limited number of merit awards and traineeships – academic performance Graduate Research Assistant Teaching assistant Local food and nutrition programs Apply for grants – with faculty or for indepent funding via ADA, other orgs. Academic Common Market

    32. Research/Funding Opportunities Nutrition Department Schools of Public Health, Medicine Other health affairs schools Research Centers Population Center Sheps Center for Health Services Research Lineberger Cancer Center Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

    33. BREAK

    34. Students Melissa Yarbrough, Nate Kelly, Amaris Noguera, Caroline Um, Amy Paxton

    35. Field Experiences

    36. Supervised Practice Clinical 12 weeks + (40hrs/wk+) $450 fee Hospitals in NC Medical Insurance Public Health Nutrition Management ~12 weeks + (24 hrs/wk) $450 Local Community Health Agencies Advanced Nutrition 10 weeks + (40hrs/wk) $450 fee Concentration Driven: Clinical: UNC Hospitals Public Health: Non-profits, Outpatient Clinics, WIC, Wellness National Nutrition Issues Washington, DC Meetings with Lawmakers

    37. LUNCH

    38. Questions -Department Tour

    39. Open House Resources Department Webpage: www.sph.unc.edu/nutr/ Slides: www.sph.unc.edu/nutr/mph_open_house.html MPH Nutrition Handbooks: www.sph.unc.edu/nutr/degrees/ Online Application: https://admissionsapp.unc.edu/grad/DEFAULT.ASP Nutrition Coalition: https://studentorgs.unc.edu/nc/

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