New Frontiers: Applying Research to Achieve Our Vision
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elving into the future is a formidable task. Many opportunities are evolving in various areas for registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) to achieve success in new roles, but no clear steps or checklists exist to show the way. Regardless of your area of practice, meeting the future depends on a deep understanding of the profession and a plan to find the gaps where RDNs can add value and offer solutions to a problem. Communicating with up-and-coming RDNs who have
already distinguished themselves in the profession has rein- forced my belief that opportunities are vast for our profession. Luis Gonzalez, MS, RDN, an account coordinator at Eat Well Global and leader of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics member interest group Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and