Peterson Catherine A, Hays-Kimmons Janet E, Cole James S
Dietetics Program, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
J Am Diet Assoc. 2008 Jan;108(1):120-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2007.10.009.
The fourth edition of the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education Standards of Education mandated outcomes research training. Our objective was to determine the short-term effectiveness (<5 years) of the outcomes research training curriculum in the Coordinated Program in Dietetics (CP) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, which exceeds these minimum standards. Toward this end, a survey tool was administered to University of Missouri-Columbia CP graduates before the implementation of the fourth edition of Standards of Education and to University of Missouri-Columbia CP graduates with two semesters of outcomes research training; graduates of two other CPs from different universities from the same years were also surveyed. Graduates who went through CPs after implementation of the fourth edition of the Standards of Education showed notable improvement in attitudes, interest, and participation in most of the outcomes research skills queried, compared with those who completed their education under the earlier standards; knowledge was only slightly improved. Of these areas, only enhancements in attitudes and interest were consistently more pronounced in food and nutrition professionals trained using the University of Missouri-Columbia's outcomes research curriculum compared with other CP graduates. Both the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education and program directors can use the findings described herein to further assess and develop the research competencies and/or to strengthen their programs.
营养与膳食教育认证委员会《教育标准》第四版规定了结果研究培训。我们的目标是确定密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校营养学协调课程（CP）中结果研究培训课程的短期有效性（<5年），该课程超出了这些最低标准。为此，在《教育标准》第四版实施之前，对密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校CP毕业生进行了一项调查工具测试，并对接受了两个学期结果研究培训的密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校CP毕业生进行了测试；还对同一年来自其他不同大学的两个CP的毕业生进行了调查。与那些在早期标准下完成学业的毕业生相比，在《教育标准》第四版实施后完成CP课程的毕业生在大多数被调查的结果研究技能方面的态度、兴趣和参与度都有显著提高；知识方面只有轻微改善。在这些领域中，与其他CP毕业生相比，使用密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校结果研究课程培训的食品和营养专业人员在态度和兴趣方面的提升始终更为明显。营养与膳食教育认证委员会和项目主任都可以利用本文所述的研究结果，进一步评估和发展研究能力，以及/或者加强他们的项目。
