[ PRC BOARD OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS RESOLUTION NO. 03, SERIES OF 1996, July 01, 1996 ]

AMENDING BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 03, SERIES OF 1994 AND ITS ANNEX œA 



In accordance with the policies and directives of the Professional Regulation Commission on licensure examinations, the Board promulgated on May 12, 1994 Resolution No. 03, entitled œPROMULGATION OF SYLLABI OF SUBJECTS IN THE NUTRITION AND DIETETICS LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS.

After closely scrutinizing the œwhereas  clauses of the covering Resolution as well as the contents of the syllabi of subjects in the Nutritionist-Dietitians Licensure Examination appended to the Resolution as Annex œA , the Board is convinced that there is an imperative need to introduce amendments to the covering Resolution as well as to Annex œA  appended to the Resolution to make up-to-date and specific the titles and sub-titles of the syllabi to attune it to the demands of the present.

WHEREFORE, the Board hereby RESOLVED to amend Res. No. 03, Series of 1994 and Annex œA  appended to the said Resolution as follows:

1.         On the third œwhereas  clause of the covering Resolution, delete the word œApplied  from the subject œApplied and Public Health Nutrition  and in lieu thereof substitute the word œCommunity .

2.         On page 2 of Annex œA  appended to the Resolution, Title œB , delete the word œApplied  from the title and in lieu thereof substitute the word œCommunity .

3.         On page 5 of the same Annex œA , Title œB , delete the word œApplied  from the title and in lieu thereof substitute the word œCommunity .

4.         On page 8 of the same Annex œA , on the sub-title œA.6  delete the period after the word œPractice  and add the following: œMEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY, HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION STRATEGIES .

5.         On the same page, same Annex œA , sub-title œA.7 , after the word œSettings  on the second line, add the following: œOR STUDENT EXPOSURE TO ACTUAL CLINICAL OR DIETARY PRACTICES .

6.         On the same page, same Annex, Title œB , delete the word œAPPLIED  from the title and in lieu thereof substitute the word œCOMMUNITY .

7.         On the same page, same Annex, sub-title œC.4  before the word œFOOD , add the words: œFUNDAMENTALS OF .

8.         On page 10, same Annex, subtitle œA.5 , after the last line, place a dash (-) and add the following: œHEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION STRATEGIES .

9.         On the same page, same Annex, last paragraph of sub-title œA.6 , on the second line, delete the figures within the parenthesis and in lieu thereof substitute the figures œ2-3 .

10.       On the same page, same Annex, Title œB , delete the word œApplied  from the title and in lieu thereof, substitute the word œCommunity .

11.       On page 12, same Annex, sub-title œC.4  before the word œFOOD , place the words œFUNDAMENTALS OF .

12.       Delete everything on page 14 of the said Annex.

This Resolution shall, after its approval by the Commission, take effect after fifteen (15) days from its publication in the Official Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation, whichever is earlier.

The Revised Guidelines shall be used for purposes of licensure examination only after the lapse of six (6) months from the date of effectivity.

Let copies of this Resolution be furnished the Deans of schools, colleges and universities, public and private, offering course/s in Nutrition and Dietetics as well as the Presidents of the Accredited Professional Organization of Registered Nutritionist-Dietitians and the non-Accredited Professional Organizations for dissemination to concerned individuals and/or sectors.

Adopted: 01 July 1996


(SGD.) SANIROSE S. ORBETA
Chairman

(SGD.) LOURDES M. LABRADOR

(SGD.) ADELISA C. RAMOS
Members

Attested:

(SGD.) CARLOS G. ALMELOR
Secretary, Professional Regulatory Boards

Approved:

(SGD.) HERMOGENES P. POBRE
Commissioner

(SGD.) ALFONSO G. ABAD

(SGD.) ROSALINDA D. EVANGELISTA
Associate Commissioners