Attitudes and perceptions of the dietetic internship preceptor role by arizona nutrition professionals

Topics in Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 210-226

  Winham, Donna M ^a   Wooden, Alissa A ^b   Hutchins, Andrea M ^c   Morse, Lisa M ^d   Shepard, Christina M ^d   Mayol Kreiser, Sandra ^d   Hampl, Jeffrey ^d  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Paradise Valley Community College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Dietetic education; Dietetic internship; Dietetics; Interns; Mentoring; Nutrition; Perceptions; Preceptor; Preceptorship; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIETETICS; DIETETICS EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905256133     PISSN: 08835691     EISSN: 15505146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TIN.0000000000000001     Document Type: Article

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