Who is a Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR)?

Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTR) are individuals who have

• completed a minimum of an Associate degree granted by a U.S. regionally accredited college or university;
  
  
• completed a Dietetic Technician Program as accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association;
  
  
• successfully completed the Registration Examination for Dietetic Technicians;
  
  
• remitted the annual registratin maintenance fee; and
  
  
• accrued 50 hours of approved continuing professional education every five years.
  
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• completed the minimum of a baccalaureate degree granted by a U.S. regionally accredited college or university, or foreign equivalent;
  
  
• met current academic requirements (Didactic Program in Dietetics) as accredited by CADE;
  
  
• completed a supervised practice program under the auspices of a Dietetic Technician Program as accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association;
  
  
• successfully completed the Registration Examination for Dietetic Technicians;
  
  
• remitted the annual registratin maintenance fee; and
  
  
• accrued 50 hours of approved continuing professional education every five years.
  
  

Key Considerations

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