1. This program prepares students for entry level management in afood service department in health care, community care, orschool foodservice organizations,including entry levelsof supervision.
   

The goal for the Certified Dietary Manager Program is to provide the student with skills, knowledge, abilities and other characteristics to successfully enter the workforce and succeed at the management level in the food service department in health care, community care, or school food service organizations. 

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Be prepared to seek and obtainentry-level management positions in a food service department.

2. Effectively communicate and implement ethical decision making as part of a health care team.

         3. Design meal plans and employ food preparation and storage techniques in accordance with federal and state                           guidelines.

4. Be qualified to sit for the Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) National exam.

         5. Be prepared to manage menus, food purchasing, and food preparation as an entry-level Certified Dietary Manager.

      6. Apply nutrition principles, document nutrition information, ensure food safety, and manage work teams as an entry-            level Certified Dietary Manager.