The schooling required for a registered dietitian is four years at a university (“What is a Registered”). Getting a bachelors in dietetics requires taking lots of classes, and some of them are very challenging. For example, some of the supporting discipline courses include human anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, food safety, and a few chemistry classes (“Requirements …show more content…
More importantly than that, the dietitian needs to be able to explain to the patient what is going on, but at the same time not worry them. “Interpersonal communication competence is an important skill for dietitians because it is the main method by which they conduct their practice” (Cant & Aroni). When Deborah Dillon, a registered dietitian, was asked what the most important traits of a dietitian were, she stated, “people skills, communication skills, and organizational skills”. These skills are an extremely important part of becoming a dietitian, and a part of the schooling