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Dietetic Technician The program is designed to educate individuals in the areas of medical nutrition therapy and foodservice management. Students are taught to screen and assess patients and to plan and implement appropriate nutrition intervention plans. They are also taught to supervise food production, plan menus, implement sanitation and safety procedures, and manage personnel. The program provides courses in normal nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, nutrition education methodologies and foodservice management. The basic science courses include human anatomy, physiology and biological chemistry. Students complete three required field experiences at health care facilities in the New York metropolitan area. These experiences provide the opportunity to combine classroom learning with practical work experience. Successful graduates are eligible to sit for the dietetic technician registration exam. This exam is administered through the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the ADA. Employment opportunities exist in medical centers, hospitals, extended care facilities, foodservice contract companies, educational feeding programs, and community health programs. Graduates may also enroll in bachelor’s degree programs at various senior colleges. Membership in the American Dietetic Association and the Dietary Managers ssociation is also available to program graduates. Students who need additional skill development in reading, writing, mathematics
and communication will be required to take basic skills and/or ESL courses.
These courses are not listed in the curriculum. "He that takes medicine and neglects diet, wastes the skill of the physician." - Chinese Proverb |
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The Dietetic Technician Program, coordinated by the Natural and Applied
Sciences Department, leads to the Associate of Science (AS) degree. The
Dietetic Technician Program at LaGuardia Community College is currently
granted initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics
Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association, 120 S. Riverside
Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606, 312-899-5400.