Essential Functions
In addition to essential functions for all students (see Entrance Requirements in the Student Information chapter), each student in the Clinical Nutrition Program must be able to:
- Participate in supervised practice activities for eight-hour days.
- Demonstrate sufficient problem-solving skills to assess multifactorial aspects of nutritional care, and organize and prioritize necessary tasks within time constraints.
- Demonstrate sufficient vision, smell, and taste to evaluate the appearance, aroma, and flavor of food.
- Demonstrate sufficient upper-body strength and manual dexterity to operate and clean household and institutional equipment required for food preparation and food service.
- Demonstrate sufficient vision to observe compliance with food sanitation and safety codes.