Dietetics program directors affirm the importance of teaching financial management concepts in all areas of practice

Management in Dietetics: Are We Prepared for the Future?

“…Canter and Nettles (15) indicate that food and nutrition professionals serving as multidepartment managers make resource allocation and policy decisions and have considerable power in organizations. Financial management skills are necessary for all areas of practice as well (16). Reaching higher levels of management may also come from participation, volunteerism, and professional leadership (17).…”

“…However, Manore and Myers (22) suggest that management research needs to be more fully integrated. Research in management is not well funded, resulting in fewer manuscript submissions and, consequently, limited management articles in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association in past years (15,16,(23)(24)(25). The American Dietetic Association's Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo program planning committee is challenged in providing managementrelated topics because few program proposals and sessions are submitted and, when available, the turnout is not high.…”