A professional who plans, organizes, and conducts educational programs in dietetics, nutrition, and institution management for dietetic interns, nursing students, and other medical personnel. Responsibilities include:

• Develops curriculum and prepares manuals, visual aids, course outlines, and other material used in teaching.
• Lectures students on composition and values of foods, principles of nutrition, menu planning, diet therapy, food cost control, marketing, and administration of dietary department.
• May engage in research.