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[abrunt at iastate.edu]

I agree.  I worked with several other grad students who came back to the
undergrad classes necessary to get their RD.  They had found that there
weren't many opportunities for advancement without being an RD.
Ardith Brunt MS RD


> Hi,

> I'm an R.D. who's in grad school and while I haven't worked in the

> community nutrition field, I do know that being a RD is a benefit.  You've

> come this far, invest in the extra year and complete the internship.  Being

> a RD opens many doors and besides you may not always want to work in

> community nutrition. Having the RD allows you the flexibility of working in

> other nutrition fields.  

> Sincerely, 

> Avtar Nijjer, MS, RD 

> 

> At 06:18 PM 11/23/98 -0800, you wrote:

> >I am graduating from college with a degree in Dietetic in May.  I am

> >faced with the decision of whether or not to apply for an internship.  My

> >career goal is to work in Community Nutrition of some sort.  My question

> >to all of you is will an internship help me in this field?  Do I need to

> >complete one to work in Community Nutrition?  Are the majority of

> >Community Nutritionist Registered Dietitians?  Thanks in advance for your

> >responses.  

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