How does CADE define quality education?
CADE defines quality education as the ability to prepare graduates with the foundation knowledge, skills and competencies to work effectively within their communities to improve the quality and quantity of food and nutrition for all people, both now and in the future. The ERAS include curriculum requirements for both the RD and DTR level of practice. These requirements define broad-based foundation knowledge, skills and core competencies essential to dietetics practice at each level. In the current ERAS, knowledge and competency areas are communications, physical and biological sciences, social sciences, research, food, nutrition, management, and health care systems. For supervised practice programs, competencies specific to strategic market areas are defined to prepare graduates with the ability to immediately meet evolving and diverse market needs.
