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A key factor to modern medicine One of world’s fastest-growing professions .

A key factor to modern medicine One of world’s fastest-growing professions . A career that can make a difference – provide knowledge and advice Profession that assists the public to understand the real facts and prevent misinformation.

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A key factor to modern medicine One of world’s fastest-growing professions .

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  1. A key factor to modern medicine • One of world’s fastest-growing • professions. • A career that can make a difference – provide knowledge and advice • Profession that assists the public to understand the real facts and prevent misinformation

  2. NMMU trains competent, ethical dietetics professionals in: • Clinical/ therapeutic dietetics • Community dietetics • Consultants (private practitioners) • Dietitiansmanaging food services • Research and application - preventive and • curative medicine.

  3. South Africans have • Growing health problems • Sedentary, stressful lifestyles • Unhealthy food choices • Dietitians strive towards eliminating • diseases caused by unhealthy lifestyles. • Results of the efforts of dietitians cannot always be seen immediately, in the long run it saves lives and can increase an individual’s life span.

  4. Therefore many job opportunities available

  5. Dietitians work with people, more • emphasis on Psychology. • Dietetics part of Human • Movement Science, sport • nutrition an important focus point. • Programme offers good foundation • for research. • Small classes, individual attention. • Port Elizabeth has an excellent clinical dietetic structure - practical, hands-on experience while still studying.

  6. HPCSA: Dietitians, register with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. • ADSA:Association for Dietetics in South Africa. ADSA represents and develops the dietetic profession • NSSA: Nutrition Society of South Africa. NSSA strives to advance scientific study of nutrition

  7. Year 1 Chemistry Physics Nutrition Food Science Food Service Psychology Computer Skills Nutrition Food Service Year 2 Biochemistry Microbiology Physiology Research Methodo= logy Statistics Nutrition (Therapy) Nutrition (Community) Food Service Entrepre= neurship Year 3 Pharma= cology Year 4 Ethics and Law Work Integrated Learning: Nutrition and Food Service Treatise (Research)

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