Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education Report

Fall 2008
Change of Senior Director at CADE
Beverly Mitchell retired as Senior Director of CADE after 23 years of service to the ADA. Ulric Chung began as the new Senior Director on August 25. Well grounded in general accreditation policy and standards, he was Assistant Executive Director of Accreditation Evaluation and Research for the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). Prior to that, Ulric was an Assistant Professor and Visiting Assistant Research Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Pharmacy. Ulric is an alumnus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he earned an AB in French, Master of Computer Science and PhD in Curriculum and Instruction.

Recruiting CADE Volunteer Leaders
To carry out the peer review function critical to CADE’s purpose, a large number of diverse ADA member educators and practitioners are needed to serve in a volunteer role. To recruit additional program reviewers, the CADE board is marketing the benefits of serving as a volunteer accreditation reviewer to ADA member groups. All ADA leaders are asked to identify other members who may be interested in this unique role. Information on accreditation reviewer qualifications and application process is on the CADE Web page at www.eatright.org/cade. Names and contact information may be e-mailed to CADE staff at cade@eatright.org by November 1 and they will be invited to apply for 3-year appointments in the 2009-2012 term.

New Program Reviewer Appointments
The CADE board offered 3-year appointments to nineteen applicants who attended the July 19-20, 2008 training workshop. The new reviewers are Melodie J. Bell-Cavallino, Bonnie L. Berube, Elise Cowie, Christine Hartney, Janet S. Johnson, Marie Y. Kamp, Karla Kennedy-Hagan, Joyce K. Kerestes, Cindra L. Ketterman, Laurel G. Lambert, Suzanne M. Leson, Carol H. Longley, Jatun K. McKenzie, Sharon K. Schwartz, Shelia G. Triggs, Mary Verona, Doris Wang, Lorraine J. Weatherspoon, and Kay N. Wolf.

CADE Ad Hoc Committees
The board has formed three Ad Hoc committees to address specific areas of interest:
  • Second Round Computer Matching Committee to explore adding a second round and timeline changes to the computer matching process.
  • Phase 2 Task Force Recommendations Committee to determine a plan and timeframe for addressing the Phase 2 Task Force Recommendations.
  • CADE Assessment Plan Committee to oversee an assessment plan, review the data and report findings to the CADE board.
Total Number of Active CADE Programs
 		 581
Didactic Programs/Bachelors Only 218
Didactic Programs/Bachelors & Masters 4
Didactic Programs/Masters Only 2
Coordinated Programs/Bachelors Only 36
Coordinated Programs/Bachelors & Masters 7
Coordinated Programs/Masters Only 6
Demo-Graduate Integrated Programs 6
Dietetic Internships/Certificate Only 177
Dietetic Internships/Certificate & Masters 41
Dietetic Internships/Graduate Degree 29
Dietetic Technician Programs 54
International Coordinated Program 1
 
Number of Programs Applying for Candidacy		 5
International Programs
Applying for Substantial Equivalency		 1


Visit the CADE Web Page at www.eatright.org/cade for:
  • 2008 Eligibility Requirements and Accreditation Standards
  • September 2008 CADE Newsletter
  • List of currently accredited entry-level education programs
  • CADE Fees Schedule
  • 2007-2008 CADE Annual Report
  • CADE Board members and program reviewers
If you have questions about CADE or its activities, please contact the CADE Chair, Debra Hollingsworth at dhollingsworth@mcneese.edu or CADE staff Ulric Chung at uchung@eatright.org.

2008-2009 Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education Board
Chair: Debra Hollingsworth, PhD, RD
Chair-elect: Sandra Witte, PhD, RD
Program Representatives:
Sharon K. Bode, PhD, RD
Catherine English, PhD, RD, LDN
Kevin D. Haubrick, MS, RD, LD
Anne Kendall, PhD, RD, LDN
Karen P. Lacey, MS, RD
Marilyn Laskowski-Sachnoff, MA, RD
Janice G. Sandrick, PhD, RD, LDN, FADA
Gina M. Wack, MS, RD
Program Representatives-elect:
Julie Grim, MPH, RD
Paula Leibovitz, MS, RD, CDE
Elaine Molaison, PhD, RD
Alison Steiber, PhD, RD
Dietetics Student: Matthew Nulty, Intern
Program Administrator: David D. Gale, PhD
Public Members: Susan E. Abbe, PhD, RN and Marianne Phelps, PhD
Past CADE Chair/CADE Representative to the ADA House of Delegates: Nora K. Nyland, PhD, RD, CD
Staff/CADE Senior Director: Ulric Chung, AB, MCS, PhD

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