Employment Outlook

Career Paths and Opportunities

While the Registered Dietician (RD) traditionally works in an institutional environment, such as hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, and school systems under the direction of, or in coordination with, conventional medical physicians, the Clinical Nutritionist (CN) often maintains a private nutritional counseling service or works as part of a team in an integrated medical clinic.

Those CN students who are already primary healthcare clinicians simply incorporate what they have learned into their existing practices. The CN often works in conjunction with other clinicians also dedicated to wellness care and functional medicine, such as nutritionally minded medical, chiropractic, and naturopathic physicians. The CN also has opportunities to work with nutritional supplement, nutraceutical, and clinical laboratory companies.

Graduates of a Masters program in Human Nutrition can also choose to go on to attain a Ph.D., they often become involved in academia, engage in research, become community and media experts in nutrition and wellness, and a multitude of other opportunities.

Organizations for Continuing Education

Designs for Health, Inc.: 1-800-847-8302 – (www.designsforhealth.com)

Moss Nutrition: 1-800-851-5444 – (www.mossnutrition.com)

Metametrix Clinical Labs: 1-800-221-4640 – (www.metametrix.com)

Institute for Functional Medicine: 800-228-0622 – (www.functionalmedicine.org)

Internl. & Amer. Association of Clinical Nutritionist: 972-250-2829 – (www.iaacn.org)

American College of Nutrition: 727- 446-6086 – (www.amcollnutr.org)

Amer. Chiro. Assoc. Council on Nutr.: 540-635-3669 – (www.councilonnutrition.com)

American Nutrition Association: 708-246-FOOD (3663) -(AmericanNutritionAssociation.org)

Independent Certification Organizations

Clinical Nutrition Certification Board: 1-972-250-2829 – (www.cncb.org)
(CCN credential)

Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists: 727-446-6086 – (www.amcollnutr.org) (CNS credential)

American Clinical Board of Nutrition: 540-635-8844 – (conacbn@shentel.net) *Offers advanced standing to chiropractic physicians with UB MS degree into diplomate program (DACBN). Only 50 additional hrs of training required versus the normal 320 hrs. This credential is now also open to professionals other than chiropractors.

State Certification Contacts

Connecticut Dept. of Health: 860-509-7562 – (www.dph.state.ct.us)

Mal-Practice Insurance Companies

Marsh Insurance Company
(underwritten by the Affinity group)
1-800-503-9230