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Title
Barriers and motivators to being a dietetic internship preceptor in Arizona
Description
Background: The shortage of available dietetic internship (DI) positions for qualified applicants threatens the future of dietetics. Only about half of all applicants will obtain a slot. Additional internship positions are needed and can be offered only if more practitioners become preceptors. Objective: To examine the perceptions associated with the role of DI preceptor among nutrition and dietetic practitioners and identify barriers and motivators to becoming a DI preceptor in Arizona. Design: An online survey adapted from previous published instruments was administered between July and September 2011 to dietetic and nutrition professionals eligible to precept dietetic interns. Participants: RD, DTR, and school food service professionals on file with Arizona registries were invited to participate in the survey. A total of 675 subjects participated in the study. Statistical analyses performed: Chi-square analysis was used to assess differences between preceptors and non-preceptors for categorical variables. Independent t-tests were used to analyze differences between groups for continuous variables. Results: Respondents included 314 current or former preceptors and 361 non-preceptors with no significant differences in gender, age, or race between groups. Preceptors typically perceived the preceptor role more favorably than non-preceptors. Non-preceptors reported fewer benefits and more disadvantages to being a preceptor. Only 18% of non-preceptors knew how to become a mentor. Conclusions: Motivators for practitioners to become preceptors and continue in the role include personal benefits, dedication to the role and profession, and contributions to the workplace by interns. Barriers to mentoring interns include lack of compensation, increased workload, lack of support, lack of training, lack of resources, intern liability, and lack of knowledge of how to become a preceptor. Results of the study can be used to target barriers and emphasize benefits associated with the preceptor role to encourage participation in the preceptor process to make more internship positions available.
Date Created
2012
Contributors
- Wooden, Alissa (Author)
- Winham, Donna M (Thesis advisor)
- Mayol-Kreiser, Sandra N (Committee member)
- Morse, Lisa M (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
- Nutrition
- Dietetics
- Interns
- internship
- Mentor
- Preceptor
- Training
- Medicine--Study and teaching (Preceptorship)--Arizona.
- medicine
- Dietetics--Study and teaching (Internship)--Arizona.
- Dietetics
- Dietitians--Arizona--Attitudes.
- Dietitians
- Diet therapy--Study and teaching (Internship)--Arizona.
- Diet therapy
Resource Type
Extent
viii, 90 p
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.14768
Statement of Responsibility
by Alissa Wooden
Description Source
Retrieved on April 4, 2013
Level of coding
full
Note
thesis
Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2012
bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-80)
Field of study: Nutrition
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