What is an RD/LD/DTR?
TDA members work in a wide variety of employment settings, including health care, business and industry, foodservice management, public health, wellness programs, sports, education, school foodservice, research, and private practice.
Registered Dietitians (RD) are individuals who have: |
- Completed a minimum of a bachelor's degree program approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE)
- Completed pre-professional experience approved by CADE
- Passed a national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
- Completed continuing professional education requirements
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Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTR) are individuals who have: |
- Completed at least a two-year associate's degree approved by CADE including supervised practice experience
- Passed a national examination administered by CDR
- Completed continuing professional education requirements
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Licensed Dietitians (LD) are individuals who have: |
- A bachelor's or graduate degree with major in human nutrition food and nutrition, nutrition education, dietetics, or food systems management, or equivalent internship or preplanned professional experience approved by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Dietitians
- Successfully completed an examination administered by CDR
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Fellow of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics are registered dietitians who have: |
- Exhibited characteristics of advanced-level practice
- Earned a master's or doctoral degree
- Accumulated at least eight years of work experience.
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Board Certified Specialists are registered dietitians who have: |
- At least 4000 hours practice experience as an RD in the last five years in the specialty
- Successfully completed a specialty certification examination that emphasizes appling dietetics principles to the solution of clinical problems
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