Nutrition
Program Focus
Nutrition training is integrated into all service
programs provided by the Boling Center for Developmental
Disabilities. The program focuses on increasing skills
in nutritional assessment and intervention with emphasis
on the interdisciplinary approach in the specialty area of
mental retardation and other developmental disabilities.
Who Will Benefit from the Program?
Training experiences are included as part
of dietetic internship and graduate degree programs. Traineeships
are available to nutrition professionals and to students enrolled
in graduate degree programs at acceptable universities. Graduate
credit may be earned.
Training Components
The training is individually planned, considering
the experience, goals, and length of training for each student.
In addition to nutritional assessment and remediation as part
of the interdisciplinary process, the trainee focuses on feeding
problems common to children with developmental disabilities.
Participation is also available in other
special programs such as the Newborn Screening and Inborn Errors of Metabolism Team
and Craniofacial Anomalies Clinic.
Lectures, staff conferences, and workshops
are planned to enhance the clinical training experiences.
Although most of the training takes place within the BCDD,
the trainee learns about community resources and may visit
other facilities.
Traineeships/fellowships with length varying
from two months to one year are planned at various times during
the year. Training for professionals is also available by
special arrangement.
Who Can Apply?
Applicants for stipends must be United States
citizens or non-citizens admitted to the United States as
permanent residents. To download an application for a traineeship
or fellowship, click here to view critera and details.
Contact
For further information, contact Chief of Nutrition,
BCDD, 711 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis, TN 38105 (901) 448-6511.
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