NSC497B

039871

The NSC Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Workshop will provide students with the opportunity for hands-on experiential learning in the field of MNT. Students will be assigned a variety of hands-on patient or client activities throughout the semester to strengthen their skills in applying MNT principles, developing competency to complete a comprehensive nutrition-focused physical assessment, strengthening communication and collaboration strategies, strengthening research skills related to research methodology, and interpretating of research literature and integration of research principles into evidence-based MNT practice.

Students will meet weekly throughout the semester to review their patient interactions and nutrition care plan with the Instructor. Students will also participate in monthly patient care rounds where they will be required to present or describe their patient/client interactions related to that month. Students will also participate in journal club monthly to review and discuss assigned journal articles on MNT relevant topics. Students will also participate in 1 group community presentation during the semester. Students will be required to sign a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) agreement.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Undergraduate

017456

This course requires students to work on-site at an organization in their community.