As a DTR, you serve as the evening shift supervisor at a hospital. The food service director asks you to join a collaborative training to learn how the kitchen functions over a period of several months. The training objective is for you to gain familiarity with and competence in the key kitchen positions so that you may better supervise and assist employees. What type of training is this?

Dietetic technicians are wellness practitioners who develop nutritional plans to promote health, treat illnesses, or prevent disease. Dietetic technicians assist in the provision of food service and nutritional programs, under the supervision of a dietitian. They may plan and produce meals based on established guidelines, teach principles of food and nutrition, or counsel individuals. A typical DTR exam is broken into three domains or main sections. Nutrition Science and Care for Individuals and Groups (44%) Food Science and Food Service (24%) Management of Food and Nutrition Services... Show more

Dietetic technicians are wellness practitioners who develop nutritional plans to promote health, treat illnesses, or prevent disease.
Dietetic technicians assist in the provision of food service and nutritional programs, under the supervision of a dietitian. They may plan and produce meals based on established guidelines, teach principles of food and nutrition, or counsel individuals.

A typical DTR exam is broken into three domains or main sections.

1. Nutrition Science and Care for Individuals and Groups (44%)
2. Food Science and Food Service (24%)
3. Management of Food and Nutrition Services (32%)

Exam sessions are three (3) hours long with two hours and 30 minutes for the exam, 20 minutes for an introductory tutorial, and 10 minutes for a post-exam survey.

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