Publications by authors named "Kerry Spence"

The study objectives were to () describe employment outcomes among Registered Dietitians (RDs) who graduated from the University of Manitoba, () test for differences in employment outcomes according to graduation year, and () compare preferred area of practice and geography prior to employment with past and current employment. Graduates of the Human Nutritional Sciences program (2006-2015) were invited to participate in an online survey. Data on respondent demographics, education, and employment outcomes were collected.

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Purpose: The objectives of this study were (i) to describe ethnicity, tuition funding sources, and living arrangements during degree among Registered Dietitian (RD) and non-RD alumni of the University of Manitoba's undergraduate nutrition program and (ii) to describe barriers to obtaining an internship among those who did not become an RD.

Methods: A 31-item, self-administered, online questionnaire was distributed to nutrition graduates. Binary logistic regression was used to test for predictors of RD status (vs.

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