If you are reading this, you are likely one of the amazing MPH-Nutrition & Dietetics track preceptors or perhaps thinking about becoming one!
On behalf of UWM’s MPH-Nutrition & Dietetics Graduate Program which launched in September 2023, I would like to express our gratitude for your willingness to be an integral part of the training of the next generation of RDNs!
On this webpage, you will find several resources specific to precepting a Nutrition and Dietetics track student.
Lori Klos, PhD, RDN
- lklos@uwm.edu
- 414-251-8220
- Enderis Hall 455
Important Resources
Resources for All Preceptors of MPH-Nutrition & Dietetics Track Students
- MPH-Nutrition & Dietetics Preceptor Training: ACEND-specific requirements (PDF)
- ACEND® Nutrition and Dietetics Graduate Program Accreditation Standards Overview (PDF)
- Reviewing this slide deck is one of the required training activities which has been tailored for preceptors of students enrolled in UWM’s MPH Nutrition & Dietetics graduate program.
- Interested in becoming an MPH Nutrition & Dietetics preceptor? Fill out this form.
- Completed the preceptor training? Great! Please attest that you have done so by typing your name and organization in this brief form prior to precepting your student.
- ACEND® Nutrition and Dietetics Graduate Program Accreditation Standards Overview (PDF)
Resources for PH 790 Field Experience in Public Health [Nutrition] Preceptors
- PH 790 Field Experience Handbook (PDF)
- The main Field Experience Preceptor Handbook provides a broad overview of the Field Experience in Public Health for all students pursuing one of the six available tracks in UWM’s MPH program.
- PH 790 Field Experience Preceptor Handbook addendum for precepting MPH-Nutrition & Dietetics track students – PH 790 Field Experience in Public Health (PDF)
- As the Nutrition & Dietetics track has some unique components – including the opportunity for students to achieve competency measures established by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) – this supplementary document will help provide you with additional information, resources, and guidance to help you navigate the field experience with your student.
- PH 790 Field Experience in Public Health – Nutrition Education Project guidelines (PDF)
- A nutrition education project (starting with a needs assessment and concluding with evaluation) is required of all MPH-Nutrition & Dietetics track students. The project is designed to ensure that each student has an opportunity to build and attain competency in several areas that are required during the PH 790 experience.
- PH 790 Student Evaluation Form (Word)
- Use this form to officially evaluate your student at the end of the Field Experience in Public Health semester. A brief “check in” conversation with ZCPH staff will be scheduled for mid-way through the field experience to ensure the student is on track for competency attainment. You are encouraged to review the evaluation form in advance of that mid-semester check-in, but it does not need to be filled out or submitted at that time.
Resources for NUTR 795 Food Systems Management & Field Experience Preceptors
- NUTR 795 Food Systems Management & Field Experience Handbook (PDF coming soon)
- This handbook provides a broad overview of the Food Systems Management & Field Experience required only of MPH students in the Nutrition & Dietetics track.
- NUTR 795 Student Evaluation Form (Word document coming soon)
- Use this form to officially evaluate your student at the end of the Food Systems Management & Field Experience semester. A brief “check in” conversation with ZCPH staff may be scheduled for mid-way through the field experience to ensure the student is on track for competency attainment. You are encouraged to review the evaluation form in advance of that mid-semester check-in, but it does not need to be filled out or submitted at that time.
Resources for NUTR 796 Medical Nutrition Therapy Preceptors
- NUTR 796 Medical Nutrition Therapy Field Experience Handbook (PDF coming soon)
- This handbook provides a broad overview of the Medical Nutrition Therapy Field Experience required only of MPH students in the Nutrition & Dietetics track.
- NUTR 796 Student Evaluation Form (Word document coming soon)
- Use this form to officially evaluate your student at the end of the Medical Nutrition Therapy Field Experience semester. A brief “check in” conversation with ZCPH staff may be scheduled for mid-way through the field experience to ensure the student is on track for competency attainment. You are encouraged to review the evaluation form in advance of that mid-semester check-in, but it does not need to be filled out or submitted at that time.
We welcome any suggestions for additional information you would like to see included in these documents so we can better meet the needs of our current and future preceptors.
Please reach out anytime to Lori Klos, PhD, RDN, MPH-Nutrition & Dietetics Program Director and/or Julia Alberth, ZCPH Community Engagement Coordinator.
Did you know?
RDNs can earn continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for being a preceptor. As of June 1, 2017, RDNs may be eligible to earn a total of 15 CPEUs per five-year cycle for precepting students.
