Student Membership: An Easy Investment in Your Career!
As the national professional organization representing and serving dietary managers, Dietary Managers Association (DMA) is here to serve you in your professional advancement. Please join us! We invite you to complete your application for student membership today. You will be teaming up with more than 15,000 professionals dedicated to providing optimum nutritional care through foodservice management. Student membership is just $35 for up to 18 months… an investment in your career of less than 24 cents per day! Best of all—after your course completion, you'll receive a $10 credit towards your upgrade to Active Membership in DMA. JOIN US brochure (PDF) >>
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Credentialing Exam
The 2010 CDM, CFPP Credentialing Exam will be offered March 27 and October 30. The complete brochure with the exam application is now available (PDF file) >>
Student Marketplace
For students only! DMA now offers a Student Marketplace where you can order textbooks. Please visit www.DMAonline.org/students. On the opening screen, enter your school code to retrieve your list of approved materials. Questions? Contact the Education Department at 800.323.1908.
CDM's Role in Nutrition Care
Since the release of updated guidance from CMS, which took effect Sept. 1, 2008, DMA members as well as related health professionals have been asking questions about role delineation and what the CDM, CFPP is qualified and authorized to do. Click on the links below to read more about the CMS response and nutrition care tools.
- CMS letter to the CBDM (PDF) >>
- CDM, CFPP's Role in Nutrition Care (PDF) >>
- CDM, CFPP Self-Assessment Tool (PDF) >>
- Practice Standard for Documenting in the Medical Record >>
- Nutrition Screening Flow Chart (PDF) >>
- CDM, CFPP Scope of Practice >>
- Webinar - "Nutrition Care - Scope of Practice for the CDM" >>
(member price $50)
New Salary Details!
The average full-time salary for a DMA member is $42,786. Results of the DMA 2008 Salary and Benefits Survey are in.
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e-News Student Edition
DMA eNews keeps you in touch with the latest news from DMA and the industry.
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Budgeting Basics
Advance your practical skills in managing a dietary operations budget. NEW interactive CE from DMA; 5 hrs CE. Register in the DMA Marketplace >>