TIMESTAMPS 00:19 What is a registered dietician / nutritionist and a certified diabetes educator, and what do these jobs involve? Prerequisites or certifications, degrees, etc. to become an RD / RDN or CDE? (How to become one / qualifications) 02:09 What are the most common cases you see as an RD / RDN? 03:01 What is the scope of practice of an RDN or CDE vs a nutrition PhD or a physician? When does a doctor refer to an RD and vice versa? 04:37 What are the specialties in dietetics & nutrition? How do you specialize in diabetes, etc? 05:36 Why did you become an RDN and a CDE? What was your path to nutrition? 07:03 What is a typical day in your life? How does it a typical week in your life look like? Schedule? 08:07 How are the hours and lifestyle different from inpatient vs outpatient? 08:50 What’s the most challenging aspect of being an RDN and a CDE? 09:26 What is the most rewarding aspect of being an RDN and a CDE? 09:47 Are there any misconceptions about being an RD? 10:21 Are there certain personality types or qualities best suited to be an RDN? What type of people are the best fit to be an RD? 11:37 How to become an RDN? How to get into a competitive dietitian / nutritionist program? + the process of becoming a dietitian. Internships, extracurricular activities, etc 15:06 How well are RDN’s and CDE’s compensated, Do you feel it’s fair? 16:27 Job outlook & career advancement opportunities in dietetics 17:13 How to increase your income as a dietitian? 18:44 How do you stay on top of all the advances in nutrition and medicine? 20:02 How do you prevent burnout? Tips to deal with stress from work? 20:50 How do you establish a work-life balance? Advice? 21:20 Do you have any regrets about your career? Anything you would change? 22:27 How has nutrition changed since you started working as an RDN & what changes do you see in the field in the future? 23:42 How do you help convince patients to adopt better habits? Tips for health professionals to promote behavioral changes? 26:00 How do you become a good RDN or healthcare professional in general?
Thank you! That side of things is very important for healthcare overall (and is also where a lot of the big money and power are, if you’re into that). I’ve been wanting to interview some admins- look out for a vid in the future ;). Good luck on your journey!
Yayyy finally a video that relates to me! Now I know why I didn't continue and become a dietician 😂 too much responsibility! It's bad enough I can't find a job as a nutrition.. I don't encourage people to do this degree, jobs are extremely scarce and it's such a waste of time and $$
Oh cool, I didn’t know you were in the nutrition field. That’s interesting, I wonder if that’s location specific. Seems like y’all are vital in many settings, so I’m a bit surprised the jobs are scarce. Maybe you need to move to an area like California haha.
@@DrAdnan 😂 😂 😂 I wouldn't mind checking out glamorous California! Yeah you're so right it really depends on location... "Shout out to nutritionists, don't go looking in Brisbane for work!" It's really good that you're expanding your interviews with different medical professionals ☺ ☺ ☺
@@cleopetra87 Yeah, it's probably a lot sunnier over here right now than in Australia. Thank you! I'm trying to give people, especially college students and high schoolers, info on other areas of healthcare they may not have been exposed to much. It also helps even med students and physicians have a better idea of the rest of the healthcare team we work with.
@@DrAdnanhaha I'm in the sunshine state 😁😁 always sunny! it's an awesome idea you got there.. Healthcare workers are all connected in one way or the other. But I find there's bad communication these days between sectors unfortunately. Looking forward to your next vid ✌️ keep it up!
As someone who’s in undergrad and torn between which medical field I’d liked to approach - primarily dietetics, medicine, or nursing - I really appreciate the thoughtful questions being asked. Thank you!
Internal medicine and pediatrics combined, so you get an opportunity to learn both adults and children on a deeper level and can do subspecialties like cardiology or gastroenterology (whereas you can’t do a lot of those subspecialties if you go into family medicine)
Thanks! Premiere because I have an old pc. It takes me really long, which is why I don’t put out a lot of videos and they’re not at the level I’d like.
