Advantages and Features

• UMC's Dietetics Club offers a chance for professional development and networking with professionals already working in the field of nutrition and dietetics.
• Demand for dietetic technicians is very high--UMC grads often have many job options and offers to choose from.
• UMC students are issued their own notebook computer and utilize a wide variety of interactive multimedia--including web-based,  interactive computer simulations, CD-ROMs, and DVDs and videotapes for one-on-one practice in diet counseling and diet histories.  Students also use Nutritionist V, a computer program for nutritional analysis.
• Special equipment used by students includes the biomedical imedance machine and  the skin fold caliper used to analyze and determine body composition.
• UMC's program emphasizes applied or "hands-on" learning in laboratories and through field experience in practicum and internship.
• Since 1994 100% of UMC's dietetic technician grads have passed the DTR examination in order to become registered dietetic technicians. 
• Each year UMC hosts its annual Dietetics Symposium, where current students, alumni, and industry professionals present and discuss current topics, share personal experiences, and network on a professional basis

UMC's Dietetic Technician program is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA). The CADE address is:

Commission on Dietetic Education
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago IL 60606-6995
(312) 899-0040 ext. 5400

Graduates are eligible to become registered as dietetic technicians. This involves passing a national written exam administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (DTR).  For more information about the exam, refer to CDR's website:  http://www.cdrnet.org.  

Technicians who successfully write the exam are entitled to use the initials "DTR" to signify professional competence.  Since 1994 100% of UMC's dietetic technician grads have passed the DTR examination and are registered dietetic technicians.

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