Advanced Practitioner Certification in Clinical Nutrition Eligibility Requirements

The eligibility requirements approved by CDR for the Advanced Practitioner Certification in Clinical Nutrition are as follows:

• Current RD* or RDN*
• Maintenance  of RD* or RDN* status for four calendar years (from the application deadline date)
• Document 2,000 hours post RD* or RDN* of clinical nutrition practice within the past five years (from the application submission date)
• Completion of ONE (1) of the following professional experiences:
  • graduate degree from a US-regionally accredited college or university, or foreign degree equivalent 
  • evidence of presenting practice topics, quality process improvement, research, etc., at a national, state, local or facility to a professional audience within the past five years (from the application deadline date)
  • published a clinical nutrition research or non-research article in a peer reviewed professional journal; had a clinical nutrition book or book chapter published (not self-published); edited or reviewed a clinical nutrition peer reviewed professional journal article or book; published an article in a peer reviewed newsletter; or had a clinical nutrition abstract published in a peer reviewed journal within the past five years (from the application deadline date).
  • specialist certification in a clinical nutrition-related topics.  The specialist certifications must include the RD* or RDN* as a prerequisite qualification.  Candidates must hold the specialist certification at the time of the examination.