Cultivating the Desire to Mentor in Dietetic Interns

Roofe, Nina; Landry, Alicia S.

doi:10.1016/j.jand.2018.01.007

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“…NDEP provides preceptors free resources including two webinars, Guide to Being and Effective Preceptor, Part 1 and 2, eligible for 1.0 CPEU each [ 23 ]. The NDEP Council is dedicated to retention and recruitment of preceptors and participate in recognition of Outstanding Preceptor Awardees with financial support to attend FNCE [ 30 ]. Increased marketing of these preceptor benefits, especially via social media routes, may increase the willingness of practitioners who have never precepted to become preceptors.…”

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Training interns in nutrition and dietetics: a cross-sectional study of the barriers and motivators to being a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist preceptor

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Background As is common across the health professions, training of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) requires experiential learning for interns/students to gain skills and demonstrate entry-level competency. Preceptors are essential to the experiential learning component of health care professional training, providing supervision and mentoring as students and interns gain the skills required for entry-level practice competency. Over the past 27 years, 47–73% of applicants to dietetic internships have received a placement. Practitioners willing to volunteer as preceptors are needed to generate more internship or experiential learning opportunities for the profession to continue to meet workforce demands. Methods The objective of this national-level online cross-sectional survey was to identify perceptions and attitudes associated with the preceptor role and incentives that might encourage precepting by current RDNs. A random sample of RDN and Nutrition and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (NDTR) professionals from the Commission on Dietetic Registration credentialed practitioner database were eligible to participate in the online survey. The main outcome measures included perceptions, attitudes, and preferred incentives to precept compared by preceptor experience categories (current, former, never precepted). Comparisons of perceptions, attitudes, and preferred incentives were made between preceptor experience categories using Chi-square and ANOVA. Results Of 2464 invitations, 308 participants had complete variables for analysis. Top incentives were the opportunity to earn continuing education units (65.9%) and having expenses paid to attend a national conference (49.5%). Significantly more (P < 0.001) “former” and “never” preceptors reported the ability to choose when to take an intern, training on how to teach and communicate with interns, and access to an “on-call” specialist as incentives compared to “current” preceptors. Significantly more (P < 0.01) “never” preceptors reported training on internship expectations and the ability to provide input on intern selection process as incentives compared to “current” or “former” preceptors. Conclusions Incentives to serve as a preceptor differ based on “current”, “former”, or “never” precepted status. Promoting and strategizing solutions to the current imbalance between the greater number of dietetic internship applicants compared to preceptors should be targeted based on preceptor status to retain current preceptors, encourage former preceptors to return and recruit professionals who have never served.

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Training interns in nutrition and dietetics: a cross-sectional study of the barriers and motivators to being a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist preceptor

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“…In addition, since so many more barriers were viewed as higher for those who have never precepted, it is necessary to look further into how these barriers could assist in bringing more RDNs onboard to precept. (Roofe & Landry, 2018). Earlier research has also suggested training preceptors in adult learning, teaching, and coaching skills, time management, and approaches for providing feedback to help establish a more successful and time-efficient preceptorship for all parties involved (Taylor et al, 2010).…”

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Factors Associated with Commitment of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists to the Dietetic Internship Preceptor Role

Butler

Koch

Wolf

et al. 2021

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Despite a shortage of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs), only half of applicants currently match with a dietetic internship. A key reason is a shortage of preceptors. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to better understand RDNs' views of the preceptor role. An online survey was sent to a randomly selected sample of 10% of RDNs. A total of 1,170 RDNs completed the survey. The survey collected data on reasons dietitians precept, training received, and incentives. Five scales measured supports, benefits, satisfaction, commitment, and barriers to the preceptor role. Three groups of RDNs-current (37.1%), former (33.6%), and never preceptors (29.3%)-were compared and a regression analysis used to determine factors associated with precepting.The main reason RDNs precept was to help the field. Two-thirds of respondents would precept if it were their choice, yet only 37% were current preceptors. RDNs were somewhat dissatisfied with incentives. Continuing Professional Education Units (CPEUs) for precepting was the most common incentive (9.3%), while 35.6% received no incentives.

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“…Individual internship programs have administered trainings in formal, structured settings and informal, unstructured settings 13. In 2007, the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) launched a free 8-hour online training program for new and current preceptors 9,14. This training was accessible through either the CDR or EatRight Pro Web site, but, in 2021, it was accessible only through the EatRight Pro Web site.…”

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“…[1][2][3][4] Recognizing preceptors' importance to the development of future RDNs, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) has enacted mechanisms to increase RDN preceptors over the past decade. 1,[4][5][6][7][8][9] From the years 2001-2013, the number of internships increased by only 28.5%, which contributed to less than 50% of dietetic graduates obtaining an internship. 10 As a result, the former president of AND encouraged dietitians to serve as preceptors to grow this profession.…”

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Preceptors' Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Toward Precepting Dietetic Interns and Training Perceptions

Benoit

Montes

Shreim

et al. 2022

Topics in Clinical Nutrition

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Dietetic preceptors play a critical role in educating and mentoring future registered dietitian nutritionists throughout the internship. A mixed-methods research study was conducted from September to October 2019 to examine US dietetic preceptors' knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) toward precepting and training. Of the 141 participants who completed the quantitative survey, their KSAs were high (4.5/5). From the qualitative feedback, preceptors (n = 15) expressed the need for further training in the areas of communication, teaching, and evaluation and preferred training online or through webinars. This provides an opportunity for developing tailored training materials to support preceptors as they educate future dietitians.

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Cultivating the Desire to Mentor in Dietetic Interns

Cited by 4 publications

References 15 publications

Training interns in nutrition and dietetics: a cross-sectional study of the barriers and motivators to being a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist preceptor

Training interns in nutrition and dietetics: a cross-sectional study of the barriers and motivators to being a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist preceptor

Factors Associated with Commitment of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists to the Dietetic Internship Preceptor Role

Preceptors' Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Toward Precepting Dietetic Interns and Training Perceptions

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