The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation is seeking an RDN member of the Academy to serve as a fellow to lead the Foundation’s “Prioritizing Diversity and Inclusion in Nutrition and Dietetics: Overcoming Obstacles to RDN Recruitment, Education and Advancement” Fellowship. The Foundation has worked closely with many member leaders and Academy and Foundation committees, councils and groups on the development of this opportunity.
The Foundation’s Fellowship program deploys dynamic registered dietitian nutritionists in the U.S. and globally to address the greatest food and nutrition challenges throughout the world, and this Fellowship will continue in the spirit of the program. With a focus on education and leadership opportunities within the profession, the fellow will build upon the work of the Academy’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and will work closely with Academy groups including the D&I Committee, the Research, International and Scientific Affairs team and the Foundation.
This program seeks to:
- Identify barriers that students of diverse backgrounds and cultures face in becoming RDNs and NDTRs.
- Identify barriers for RDNs and NDTRs of diverse backgrounds and cultures in advancing in the profession.
- Create a framework with potential solutions to support students, RDNs and NDTRs of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Enhance pre-professional and continuing education for RDNs, NDTRs and students in the areas of cultural competency and cultural humility to support the United States’ diverse population.
This opportunity, available through generous donations to the Foundation from the Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors and member leader Diane Heller, MMSc, RDN, LD, FAND, is a full-time fellowship role for one year with the potential to renew for a second year.
The fellowship will begin on or around March 22, 2021. Applications are due January 28, 2021.