Open AccessNecessary Knowledge and Skills for Dietitians in Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Study
Author(s) -
Khalid Aldubayan,
Ghadeer S. Aljuraiban,
Dara Aldisi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the malaysian journal of medical sciences/the malaysian journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2180-4303
pISSN - 1394-195X
DOI - 10.21315/mjms2019.26.3.9
Subject(s) - focus group , qualitative research , promotion (chess) , medicine , medical education , government (linguistics) , family medicine , nursing , social science , linguistics , philosophy , marketing , sociology , politics , political science , law , business
Dietitians play a major role in health promotion and chronic diseases prevention. Graduates from clinical nutrition and dietetics major should be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills for their role to be more effective. The purpose of this study is to investigate the knowledge and skills needed by current and future graduates in clinical nutrition and dietetics.