CSUN - Peer Mentorship Program to Promote Diversity within the Field of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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The peer mentoring program was developed in 2010 to address the shortage of culturally diverse registered dietitians and promote diversity within the field. The program pairs current dietetic interns with students applying to dietetic internships to provide one-on-one guidance through the application process. California State University Northridge implemented the program and saw the diversity of its dietetic interns increase from 5% to 25% culturally diverse. The program has now been adopted by other universities and dietetic internships nationwide to further promote cultural diversity in nutrition and dietetics.
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CSUN - Peer Mentorship Program to Promote Diversity within the Field of Nutrition and Dietetics.
- 1. Peer Mentorship Program to Promote Diversity within the Field of Nutrition and Dietetics
- 2. The Problem • Shortage of culturally diverse Registered Dietitians and professionals in the community. • Need to educate the community towards prevention of chronic diseases. • The challenge that we face, is helping our students by educating them to be more culturally aware and sensitive to the needs. • Students with culture diverse backgrounds may not have all the resources available to obtain a DI Program successfully. 91% 2% 5% 2% Other/White Hispanic Asian African-American Diversity of US Registered Dietitians
- 3. The Solution THE PEER MENTORING PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED IN 2010 BY ANNETTE BESNILIAN, MPH, RD AND APRIL GOLDENBERG, MS, RD. THE PROGRAM ALLOWS CURRENT DIETETIC INTERNS TO SERVE AS MENTORS FOR STUDENTS APPLYING TO DIETETIC INTERNSHIPS. STUDENTS ARE PAIRED UP WITH A MENTOR WHO PROVIDES ONE- ON-ONE GUIDANCE THROUGH THE DIETETIC INTERNSHIP APPLICATION PROCESS. To increase diversity in dietetics by guiding culturally diverse dietetic students. Our Goal
- 4. Starting Out CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE (CSUN) WAS AWARDED THE DIVERSITY PROMOTION GRANT IN JUNE 2010. MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: CSUN DI/NEVHC WIC PROGRAM STAFF AND DIETETIC INTERNS ARE TRAINED IN CULTURAL DIVERSITY.
- 5. Getting Creative Creativity Current Dietetic Interns are able to mentor prospective students via hands on guidance and support. Identification Early identification of students who may need assistance. Perspective Interns provide their own personal perspective and knowledge of the DI.
- 6. CSUN After the Peer Mentoring Program 67% 17% 8% 8% Other/White Hispanic Asian African-American 96% 2% 2% Other/White Hispanic Asian CSUN Before Peer Mentoring Program
- 7. Adaptability and Sustainability • Train-the-Trainer module • Future mentees that become dietetic interns will in turn become mentors • Our Peer Mentoring Program model can be used throughout the country in various dietetic internship programs to further promote cultural diversity within our field.
- 8. Peer Mentoring in Action
- 9. The Peer Mentoring Program paved way for… Additional Support, Funding and Recognition • The USDA Grant “Pathways for Success” (a collaboration between Dr. Besnilian and Dr. Efrat) Pathways to Success • Chancellor’s Office • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Support and recognition from the • Peer mentoring has become a part of the CSUN Dietetic internship program rotation hours (ongoing) • Student Learning Outcome and Competency in all nationally accredited dietetic internship programs Institutional, Replicable & Sustainable
- 11. For additional questions please contact Dr. Annette Besnilian, EdD, MPH, RDN,CLE, FAND Executive Director Marilyn Magaram Center for Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics California State University, Northridge Annette.Besnilian@csun.edu (818) 677-3102 Special Thank you to: UEDA Sherry M. Sidick, MS, Associate Director of External Relations
Editor's Notes
- Peer Mentoring Program – providing the stepping stones to tomorrows dietetic professionals.
- the Hispanic population makes up more than 15 percent of the US population, followed by Blacks and Asians. 32 states have a prevalence of obesity equal to or greater than 25 % - it makes sense that health care workers should be representative of the population Only 3% of RDs are male In the San Fernando Valley alone, >40% of the population is Hispanic.
- to attract culturally diverse candidates, primarily of Hispanic/Latino or Asian descent, to the CSUN/NEVHC Dietetic Internship, the program actively recruited through a formal Mentoring Program, open houses, seminars conducted with current Dietetic Interns, and one-on-one counseling. A supportive mentor can mean the difference between struggle and success. Mentorship is key to success in the Health Care field. Sylvia Escott -Stump, MA, RD, LDN, dietetics internship (DI) director for East Carolina University and consultant for Nutritional Balance, explained, “Often the best way to become successful is by teaching and supporting others." The Academy began offering mentoring programs. local and state dietetics associations have mentoring opportunities for registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) to mentor aspiring RDNs.
- In June 2010, the CSUN/WIC Dietetic Internship Program was awarded the Academy Diversity Promotion Grant. These funds were used to carry out a peer mentoring program to increase cultural diversity in dietetics. Most mentoring programs are by preceptors or RDNs already working in the field, and they rarely focus on a peer Currently, limited studies exist that outline a peer mentoring program in the DI program designed to increase diversity in dietetics. Finally, studies are needed that demonstrate whether these peer mentoring programs are successful in promoting diversity in the field of dietetics.
- Creativity: The program proactively identifies students who may need additional assistance in the DPD program. These students are provided with customized assistance in building their resume, being provided research and various career opportunities. Peer Mentorship provides support to students in a creative, supportive environment through workshops and One-on-one mentoring. Recognized by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Along with the increase in cultural diversity within the CSUN Dietetic Internship, there has also been a significant increase in the male population within the field since the implementation of the Peer Mentoring Program.
- Train the trainer module
- Originality/creativity: The program proactively identifies students who may need additional assistance in the DPD program. These students are provided with customized assistance in building their resume, being provided research and various career opportunities. Peer Mentorship provides support to students in a creative, supportive environment through workshops and One-on-one mentoring. Recognized by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Impact: Significant increase in the diversity within the DI cohorts after implementation of the Peer Mentoring program. 82% of the mentees were accepted into a DI program. Increase number of culturally diverse students applying to the DI and eventually working as RDs Leadership: 92% of the participants believed that the peer mentoring program attributed to their success. Often RDs work as mentors within the field however this program provides hand on experience from the interns to the undergraduate students hoping to obtain DI’s. The program promotes leadership within the mentors while training the mentees to become future mentors. Replicability/Sustainability: Train the trainer module and curriculum to be used with other programs and their staff to continue to provide peer mentoring as part of the DI curriculum.