Professional Goals as Dietitian

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Professional Goals as Dietitian
In my view, food choices should always be governed by sustainability rather than pricing. Unsurprisingly, I consistently advocate for similar opinions to others. Moreover, I have appreciated foods, their availability, and importance since my tender ages. As such, nutrition and dietetics, as a career path, came naturally. Furthermore, I believe becoming a dietitian is in tandem with my way of life and provides a holistic technique to a healthy and balanced life. Healthy living is a critical aspect of leading a good life. From this viewpoint, becoming a dietitian presents me with an opportunity to help others and as such, regard it as a noble profession. In this paper, I attempt to explain why I chose dietetics as a profession. Additionally, I will provide a succinct description of my area of interest concerning the mentioned profession. As a final point, I will provide a summary of my plans after becoming a registered dietitian (RD). This last part will be divided into two parts: short-term (three years) and long-term (five years) goals.
As briefly discussed in the introduction, choosing dietetics, as a profession was an apparent option owing to my lifestyle and appreciation of food and nutrition. In these present times, diet and lifestyle have become key factors linked to the predisposition of many illnesses. Such maladies include cancer, heart diseases, and type 2 diabetes. Moreover, current statistics depict that a large number of individuals are suffering or are susceptible to these lifestyle diseases.

From this standpoint, I believe that dietetics, as a profession offers me a platform to help others. Specifically, this reiterates with my area of interest, which is community nutrition. Primarily, I chose to follow a career path in dietetics to ensure the betterment of others through assiduousness and integrity.
Nevertheless, becoming an RD is critical in achieving my goals. As such, completing a dietetic internship and passing my RD examination is my main short-term objective. After completion of this program, I aspire to further my education in the same field and earn a master’s degree. With this added knowledge, I will become a better practitioner, capable of forging working relationships with clients. Another short-term aim is to gain experience in sports nutrition. This would play a significant role in advancing my initiatives for community nutrition.
Subsequently, I aspire to work with athletes in the community, both professional and students. Due to the extreme conditions, their bodies go through, athletic individuals are required to maintain a strict diet and should be keen on their nutritional uptakes. While this is no small feat, gaining information in sports nutrition, as earlier stated, will be critical to my success. Another long-term goal is to become an international RD. Advances in technology have made the world a global village. As such, cross-cultural communications and assimilations are boundless. It is imperative to note that in many cultures, food is an essential element. In this regard, understanding food culture practices from different parts of the world is crucial for an RD as many restaurants serve international cuisines. Moreover, comprehending these practices is imperative in divulging their impact on health.
CONCLUSION
The discussion above outlines a concise description of my option of dietetics as a profession. Throughout the paper, this choice has come out as innate. Additionally, a career path in dietetics provides a platform to help others. Successively, the article has highlighted my proposed plans once I become an RD.