Establishing a career in Nutrition and Endocrinology Nanette Steinle, MD, RDN June 2019
Becoming a nutrition expert BS MS PhD Post doctoral fellowship
Physician Nutrition Specialist Nbpns.org Medical license ABMS certified Demonstrated expertise in nutrition defined by one or more of the following: * Mentored training in clinical nutrition (requires letter of recommendation from mentor). Dedicated service on a hospital Multidisciplinary Nutrition Team (requires letter of recommendation from hospital chief of staff or physician head of department). Performance of research with publications in nutrition (provide documentation on curriculum vitae). Teaching position involving nutrition at an academic medical center (requires letter of recommendation from department chairman). Committee membership and/or leadership role in a national nutrition society (provide documentation on curriculum vitae). Completion of a minimum of 150 hours of Continuing Medical Education (CME) devoted to clinical nutrition (provide CME documentation). Regional peer-recognized leadership role in nutrition (requires letter of recommendation from peer in community).
Nutrition fellowships http://www.nutritioncare.org/NBPNS/Physician_Nutrition_Specialist/Clinical_Nutrition_Fellowship_Programs/Fellowship_Programs/Fellowship_Programs/
Professional Organizations American Society of Nutrition www.nutrition.org Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics www.eatright.org New York Academy of Sciences Sackler Institute http://www.nyas.org/WhatWeDo/Nutrition/Agenda.aspx American Heart Association www.heart.org American Academy of Family Physicians AAFP.org
Federal Programs USDA National Academies NIH John A. Milner Fellowship: http://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2UserFiles/Place/80400500/pdf/MilnerFellowshipfinal20060914(f).pdf National Academies Institute of Medicine Food and Nutrition Board NIH NIDDK National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Prevention http://prevention.cancer.gov/programs-resources/groups/ns/nutrition-frontiers Office of Dietary Supplements
Online Resources www.nutritioninmedicine.net
American College of Nutrition www.americancollegeofnutrition.org