SD-USA Milestones 2003-2008

• April 10, 2008: Offered “The Entrepreneurial Sports Dietitian—Sports Dietetics Practice from Start-up to Success”, SD-USA’s pre-Symposium workshop at SCAN’s Symposium, Cambridge. MA

• Dec 2007: ADA accepted SD-USA’s title change and revised job description for sports dietitian in ADA’s Job Descriptions: Models for the Dietetics Profession, 2nd ed, 2008.

• Dec 2007: Launched Advance Your Career as a CSSD presentation (SCAN’s website)

• Oct 2007: SCAN’s proposal was approved and a SCAN member workgroup began developing Standards of Practice (SOPs) and Standards of Professional Performance (SOPPs) for RDs in Sports Dietetics
  
  

• Sept 2007: The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) board approved SCAN's application to become a liaison with NATA

• July 2007: Launched the first SD-USA Score e-newsletter for SD-USA Members

• June 2007: Applied to ADA Quality Management to develop Standards of Practice (SOPs) and Standards of Professional Performance (SOPPs) for RDs in Sports Dietetics

• May 2007: Launched the “Sports RD in the News” page on SCAN’s Web site to highlight articles in where sports dietitians are authors or are interviewed
  
  
• Apr 13, 2007: Offered “Sports Dietetics—A Winning Game Plan”, SD-USA’s inaugural pre-Symposium workshop at SCAN’s Symposium, Austin. TX

• Fall 2006: Assisted ADA Marketing in developing a CSSD promotional brochure and flyer

• July 2006: SD-USA leadership assisted in revising SCAN’s mission and vision to include the promotion of active lifestyles

• July 2006: CDR offered the first specialty examination for the CSSD credential: www.cdrnet.org 

• June 2006: CDR appointed 10 SCAN members to a Sports Dietetics Specialty Examination Workgroup (SSEW). SSEW develops and reviews items for the specialty exam.

• June 2006: SD-USA members presented a session at ACSM’s annual meeting entitled “The Changing Face of Sports Nutrition – The Evolution of a Profession”

• May/June 2006: CDR announced the launch of the Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) credential in the ADA Times. Hill L. “Specialty Certification for RDs Now Offered in Sports Dietetics.”

• May 2006: SD-USA leadership assisted in the organizational planning for the worldwide networking organization of Professionals in Nutrition for Exercise and Sport (PINES)

• Jan 2006: CDR appointed 10 SCAN members to a Sports Dietetics Specialty Practice Analysis Workgroup (SPAW). The SPAW assisted CDR in developing a definition of sports dietitian, eligibility criteria for the specialty credential, a content outline, and a list of references for the specialty exam.

• Sept 2005: SD-USA, statement of purpose, organizational policies and job descriptions of the SD-USA leadership team approved by ADA

• July/Aug 2005: The first article published in the ADA Times about the sports dietetics specialty credential. DiMarco N, Steinmuller P. “Aiming for the Big Leagues: Sports Dietitians Go to Bat for Specialty Certification.”

• March 2005: The first article published to describe progress toward developing the specialty credential. Jackson K. “Sports Dietetics: For Experts Only.” Today’s Dietitian.

• May 2005: CDR approved SCAN’s request for a specialty credential in sports dietetics

• Jan/Feb 2005: SD-USA assisted CDR in developing and conducting a practice analysis survey of SCAN members concerning sports nutrition practice

• Ongoing contributions to SCAN’s Student Corner (students interested in sports nutrition)

• Ongoing contributions to SCAN’s sports nutrition listserv: SD-USA members provide updates, resources, and mentoring

• Ongoing contributions to SCAN’s PULSE newsletter by SD-USA
• “Sports Dietetics-USA Research Digest” (first publication: Winter 2005)
• SD-USA Update (first publication: Fall 2004)

• Fall 2004: Communication initiated with CDR for a specialty credential in sports dietetics

• Aug 2004: SD-USA organizational retreat, sponsored by the Gatorade Sports Science Institute was held (Chicago) to develop an organizational structure and strategic goals, including contacting the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) regarding a specialty credential in sports dietetics.

• June 1, 2004: The Sports Dietetics-USA (SD-USA) subunit was launched with Nancy DiMarco as SD-USA Director and Patti Steinmuller as SD-USA Assistant Director. An announcement was made on SCAN’s website. Nancy DiMarco appointed members of the SD-USA Leadership Team.

• Apr 2004: Nancy DiMarco, Patti Steinmuller, Melinda Manore, Nanna Meyer, and James Stevens, met with Ellen Coleman (SCAN Chair) and Michele Macedonio (Chair-Elect), and Diane Barrera, ADA Practice Manager, at SCAN’s Symposium (Colorado Springs) to discuss the direction of SD-USA. Lisa Carlson was contact regarding the Gatorade as a potential sponsor of a Sports Dietetics USA organizational workshop. Susie Parker-Simons drafted the initial agenda and budget for the workshop

• Apr 2004: The proposal was approved by ADA. June 1 was set as the inaugural date for Sports Dietetics-USA to become an official subunit of SCAN. Ellen Coleman appointed Nancy DiMarco as the inaugural Director of Sports Dietetics-USA

• March 2004: - A proposal to form Sports Dietetics-USA as a subunit within SCAN was submitted to SCAN and ADA

• Oct 2003: In summer 2003, Nancy Clark organized a conference call of work group members to develop a proposal for the sports nutrition organization. The proposal was delivered by Nancy DiMarco to Ellen Coleman (SCAN Chair) and Michele Macedonio (SCAN Chair-Elect) at FNCE (San Antonio)

• May 2003: Developing a special sports nutrition organization was discussed further at the annual American College of Sports Medicine (San Francisco) with Nancy DiMarco, Nancy Clark, Melinda Manore, Jackie Berning, and Suzanne Steen. Although a previous effort by Melinda Manore, Kristine Clark, Gail Butterfield, and others to work with ADA and ACSM to establish a joint credentialing or certification in nutrition and exercise had been ultimately unsuccessful, their efforts of SCAN members laid the groundwork for a new strategy aimed at credentialing registered dietitians as sports dietitians

• March 2003: Discussion about a sports nutrition organization continued at a Symposium round-table with Patti Steinmuller, Susie Parker-Simmons, Barbara Graf and others. Agreement as made to make this organization happen

• March 2003: At SCAN’s Symposium (Chicago), Nancy DiMarco delivered a presentation on the development of the Exercise and Sports Nutrition graduate program at Texas Woman’s University. She also reviewed the expansion of sports nutrition programs at universities across the US and called for the development of a special organization devoted exclusively to advancing the practice of sports nutrition in the US

Credentials of those listed in the milestones document
Diane Berrara, MPH, RD

Jackie Berning, PhD, RD, CSSD

Gail Butterfield, PhD

Lisa Carlson, MS, RD

Kristine Clark, PhD, RD

Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD

Ellen Coleman, MA, MPH, RD

Nancy DiMarco, Phd, RD, CSSD

Barbara Graf, MS, RD

Michele Macedonio, MS, RD, CSSD

Melinda Manore, PhD, RD, CSSD

Nanna Meyer, PhD, RD, CSSD

Susie Parker-Simmons, M.Nut & Diet, M. Ed (Sport Sci), RD
Suzanne Steen, DSc, RD

James Stevens, MS, RD

Patti Steinmuller, MS, RD, CSSD

Original SSEW Members: Steven E. Black, Lt Col, USAF, BSC, PhD, RD, CSSD; Kim Crawford,PhD, RD, CSSD; Nancy DiMarco, PhD, RD, LD, CSSD; Christopher Halagarda, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS; Diane King, MS, ATC, RD, CSSD; Susie H. Langley, MS, RD, CSSD; Michele A. Macedonio, MS, RD, CSSD, LD; Bob Seebohar, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS: Ingrid Skoog, MS, RD, CSSD; and Patti Steinmuller, MS, RD, CSSD, LD

SPAW members: Steven E. Black, Lt Col, USAF, BSC, PhD, RD, CSSD; Kim Crawford, PhD, RD, CSSD; Nancy DiMarco, PhD, RD, LD, CSSD; Marie Dunford, PhD, RD, Christopher Halagarda, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS; Susie H. Langley, MS, RD, CSSD; Michele A. Macedonio, MS, RD, CSSD, LD; Bob Seebohar, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS: Ingrid Skoog, MS, RD, CSSD; and Patti Steinmuller, MS, RD, CSSD, LD

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