[AODA members] - working in U.K.

[Caroline Baum Webber]

Hi Joina,

I worked as a State Registered Dietitian (SRD) for the National Health 
Service in the U.K. in the late 1990's.  I can't tell you about 
registration in the E.U. other than to guess that it is different in 
each country.  The practice of dietetics differed greatly from country 
to country when I lived there.  I was impressed with the level of 
training and responsibility that U.K. dietitians had.  My advice to you 
is to bring lots and lots of documentation with you.  When I applied to 
become an SRD the internet was young and university websites were 
crude.  I had the sense to bring (hard copy) course descriptions of 
every dietetics course I had taken, and it paid off because I had to 
provide this information, along with detailed information about hours 
of field experience, credit hours, etc., etc., to the British Dietetic 
Association.  The fact that I had recently worked as a clinical 
dietitian for several years also helped, as it demonstrated that I had 
actual work experience in addition to pre-professional training.   This 
saved me from having to face an interview with a panel of SRDs to 
determine if my skills were sufficient.  If you intend to work as a 
clinical R.D. (though it doesn't sound like that's your long-range 
plan), I recommend you at least consider getting a job as an R.D. in 
the U.S. for at least a year or so rather than trying to get your first 
professional job in a foreign country.   Anyway, that was my 
experience.

Good luck,

Caroline Webber, PhD, MPH, RD
Assistant Professor, Dietetics
Director, Dietetic Internship Program
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI  49008-5322
(269) 387-3710
caroline.webber at wmich.edu OR cbw at webbermusic.com

On Feb 16, 2007, at 2:41 AM, Marta Rahm wrote:

> Hello Jonina,
> Italy does not have equivalency with the States but the U.K does, our 
> CR there might be able to give you some helpful info 
> (CR-UK at eatrightoverseas.org)
> To find out about any vacancies at FAO go to 
> http://www.fao.org/VA/vac_en.htm
> You do not need to speak Italian as FAO has no connection to the 
> Italian government being part of the UN system of organizations. For 
> vacancies in the whole UN system of organizations  go to 
> http://www.unsystem.org/jobs/job_opportunities.htm
> Hope this is helpful to you.
> Good luck!
> Marta
>
> jonina campbell <cjonina at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Dear Overseas Dietetics Representative,
>> I am a Dietetic Intern currently in New York and planning to take the 
>> exam this summer.  I am planning to move abroad in the near future.  
>> I was curious if you might know about the process of an Amercian 
>> Dietitian and becoming registered in the European Union.  I have a UK 
>> passport but have grown up and been educated here in the states so I 
>> am unfamiliar with their Dietetics policy.  I am very interested in 
>> FAO or the Food Agraculture Organization based out of Rome in Italy.  
>> I do speak spanish but my Italian is poor.  Do you know anything 
>> about the process and if the work is similar to here in the states or 
>> if there are any opportunity for first language english speakers if 
>> Italian is only conversational in language.  I appreciate your time!!
>> Thank you! Jonina Celia Campbell
>>
>>
>> Jonina Celia Campbell
>>
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>
> Marta Rahm, RD
> American Overseas School  of Rome
> Rome, Italy
>
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