By Susan Laramee, Recruitment Manager
At its recent national meeting the American Dietetic Association (know as “ADA”) announced that on January 1, 2012 it would change its name to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. After 95 years, this name change comes after internal dialogue and discussion, and reflects the “new”ADA
At its recent national meeting the American Dietetic Association (know as “ADA”) announced that on January 1, 2012 it would change its name to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. After 95 years, this name change comes after internal dialogue and discussion, and reflects the “new”
ADA President, Sylvia Escott-Stump explained to the membership “the name Academy of Nutrition
While the name changes, the groups award winning website remains the same at www.eatright.org. The colorful Eat Right Logo will remain as part of the Academy’s identify. The mission is unchanged, and while many of the affiliated groups such as the ADA Foundation, Commission on Dietetic Registration, and Commission on Accreditation of Dietetic Education will consider name changes in the near future, the services to member and the public will remain unchanged.
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More about Susan:
Susan joined Sodexo after being employed at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, where she held a number of management and clinical specialist positions, including a joint appointment as Assistant Professor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in the graduate program in Dietetics. She is a past-President of the ADA. Susan is the author of more that 50 publications and has been an invited speaker at more than 200 professional meetings. She was the recipient of ADA’s prestigious Medallion Award, Outstanding Dietitian of the Year in Massachusetts, and Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Allied Health at Syracuse University. You can connect with Susan on Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.
More about Susan:
Susan joined Sodexo after being employed at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, where she held a number of management and clinical specialist positions, including a joint appointment as Assistant Professor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in the graduate program in Dietetics. She is a past-President of the ADA. Susan is the author of more that 50 publications and has been an invited speaker at more than 200 professional meetings. She was the recipient of ADA’s prestigious Medallion Award, Outstanding Dietitian of the Year in Massachusetts, and Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Allied Health at Syracuse University. You can connect with Susan on Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.
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