Welcome to the MS Clinical Nutrition Graduate Program (FEW/GP) at the University of
Central Missouri. Thank you for your willingness to serve as a preceptor for our graduate
students as they complete their Supervised Experiential Learning (SEL) requirement.
This section offers:
The MS Clinical Nutrition Graduate Program (FEM/GP) 1.5 years long and students will be in clinical SEL during the summer semester and in community and food service management SEL in the fall semester.
We have also provided some examples of what to cover prior to and on the first day of orientation with a student: Student Orientation Checklist
You, as the preceptor, are asked to:
Did you know that precepting leads to earning per 5 year reporting period. For those that have been in the trenches a refresher course- and from NDEP (earn 2 free CPEUs) on how to continue to be an awesome preceptor. For those that are new to precepting try the provided by ACEND (earn 8 free CPEUs). The Nutrition Program at UCM is proud to offer a Preceptor Scholarship that provides tuition for one course (3 credits) offered in the FEM-MS Clinical Nutrition curriculum (earn 15 free CPEU/credit hour).
For accreditation purposes, we are required to keep the following information on file:
UCM faculty are responsible for developing the curriculum to ensure each student meets the FEM 2022 Competencies and Performance Indicators. However, the required projects and assignments can be individualized to best meet the needs of your student and your facility and meet ACEND 庐 competencies.