Happy RD Day!

Happy RD Day!

March 11, 2009 marks the 2nd Annual National Registered Dietitian Day, in honor of the nations nutrition professionals. March is also National Nutrition Month, a campaign started by the American Dietetic Association to bring education and awareness to the public surrounding key nutrition issues and what we as a nation can do to lead healthier lives. Anyone can be a nutritionist, but an RD must complete 4 years of study at an accredited university in nutritional science or dietetics; apply for an internship, which is much like a medical residency in a hospital and enter a match-system process in order to be placed at their hospital or university of acceptance. From there, the aspiring RD must complete a minimum of 1200 hours of supervised practice working with patients on the cardiac floors to the most intense up in the trauma unit of a level 1 trauma hospital. After the internship is complete, they spend every waking hour studying for and passing the national RD Exam. Only then, can you be an RD. So if you know an RD, or someone aspiring to become one, give them a hug today, bring them an apple…or a cookie…what? There’s nutrition in a cookie…

For more information, visit www.eatright.org and be sure to watch the opening bell of the stock exchange Thursday March 12th at 9:15 EST.

Blessings,
Ashley