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i am an RD and will be applying for 2014
Medical Doctor + Registered Dietitian (RD)
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Hi everyone. I know this is an old thread but hopefully I'll get some replies. I was wondering what you all thought about doing a fellowship/sub-specializing and getting board certified as a Physician Nutrition Specialist. It's not an ACGME sub-specialty but I think it might be good for a physician who is specifically interested in nutrition. Also, does anyone know how this would work out in terms of insurance? Like, I assume that this type of specialist could do a lot of the same stuff as a Registerd Dietitian, so would they be paid the same for the same services or more because they are a physician? Also, what kinds of services would they be able to provide that a Registered Dietitian cannot? How much and what kind of an edge would a Physician Nutrition Specialist have? Thanks!
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There's a board in Nutrition? If so, it's not an ABMS one (which is what is generally used when referring to board certification).
Correct, it is not AMBS. It is the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists: www.nutritioncare.org/abpns
I guess I was also wondering if it was worth getting since it's not AMBS.
I guess I was also wondering if it was worth getting since it's not AMBS.
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Why would you want to do what RD's do as a physician? Maybe I'm missing your point. As a physician, you'd get paid for consults, etc and if you can get a job where other physicians will consult you for your expertise in nutrition, then I'm sure you would be paid more than what an RD would for that service.
More likely, however, is that you'd serve more of a managerial/supervising position. I knew a critical care surgeon who was in charge of all TPN orders for the hospital. I'm not really sure what that meant since he had RD's working under him that actually did the work.
In general, do not get additional training or certification unless you know how you're going to use it. With that said, it seems like there is a job for everything for which you can get certified.
Thanks for your reply. I don't want to just do what RD's do. I want to be a physician and practice medicine but specialize in nutrition. It's what I'm most interested in, but it's just not one of the ACGME specialties.
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Hi, as a soon to be RD I hope I can shed light.
As a physician RD, you'd be able to set up your own practice easier, bill for more services (which means more money for you), if you work in a hospital you'd be able to make orders without supervision, etc.
Basically, you get free reign where as, a dietitian has to ask a physician for a signature before her/his ideas are executed or can only have authority on certain things.
As a physician RD, you'd be able to set up your own practice easier, bill for more services (which means more money for you), if you work in a hospital you'd be able to make orders without supervision, etc.
Basically, you get free reign where as, a dietitian has to ask a physician for a signature before her/his ideas are executed or can only have authority on certain things.
