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Mission, goals, and objectives

Mission

To prepare students to become entry-level registered dietitian nutritionists who serve and lead with excellence as they provide nutrition care grounded in current scientific evidence.

Goal 1: To prepare graduates to succeed as registered dietitian nutritionists in entry-level jobs in disciplines related to nutrition and dietetics.

Objectives
(Data for each objective will be assessed annually as a three-year rolling average)  

  • Objective 1.1:At least 80% of interns complete program requirements within 27 months (150% of planed program length).
  • Objective 1.2:  Of graduates who seek employment, at least 85 percent are employed in nutrition and dietetics or related fields within 12 months of graduation.
  • Objective 1.3:  The Messiah University dietetic internship one-year pass rate (graduates who pass the registration exam within one year of first attempt) on the CDR credentialing exam for dietitian nutritionists is at least 80 percent.
  • Objective 1.4: At least 90 percent of program graduates take the CDR credentialing exam for dietitian nutritionists within 12 months of program completion.
  • Objective 1.5:  At least 80 percent of Messiah University dietetic internship graduates will report that their overall preparation was “good” or “excellent”.*
  • Objective 1.6:  The employers of at least 80 percent of Messiah University dietetic internship graduates will report that the graduate’s overall preparation was “good” or “excellent.”*

Goal 2: To prepare graduates who are servant leaders and lifelong learners.

Objectives
(Data for each objective will be assessed annually as a three-year rolling average)

  • Objective 2.1:  By the end of the internship, at least 90 percent of Messiah University dietetic interns will be able to describe two ways nutrition and dietetics practitioners can incorporate servant leadership principles in practice.
  • Objective 2.2:  At least 80 percent of Messiah University dietetic internship graduates will rate the degree to which they are prepared to be servant leaders (leaders who make a priority of understanding and meeting the needs of those they are leading) as “good” or “excellent”.*
  • Objective 2.3:  The employers of at least 80 percent of Messiah University dietetic internship graduates will rate the degree to which the graduate is “a leader who makes a priority of understanding and meeting the needs of the people he or she is leading as “good” or “excellent.”*
  • Objective 2.4:  By the end of the internship, at least 90 percent of Messiah University dietetic interns will be able to assess their learning needs and identify resources for continuing professional development.
  • Objective 2.5:  At least 80 percent of Messiah University dietetic internship graduates will rate the degree to which the internship prepared them to assess their learning needs and identify resources for continuing professional development as “good” or “excellent.”*
  • Objective 2.6:  The employers of at least 80 percent of Messiah University dietetic internship graduates will rate the degree to which the graduate is able to assess their learning needs and identify resources for continuing professional development as “good” or “excellent.”*

* Graduates and their employers will be surveyed 12 months after graduates have completed the internship.

Program outcomes data is available on request.