Sodexo Funds Endowment for Doctorate of Clinical Nutrition at UTMB
March 15 2022 - 11:38AM
Sodexo, global leader in healthcare food service and facilities
management, today announced it is funding an endowment of $250,000
toward a Doctor of Clinical Nutrition (DCN) program at the
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB). The new
clinical nutrition doctorate aligns UTMB’s dietetics education
expertise and Sodexo’s commitment to developing future clinical
nutrition practitioners in healthcare.
"We are honored by Sodexo’s gift and excited to provide this new
level of education and training," said Dr. David Brown, dean of the
School of Health Professions at UTMB. "The new program will be a
practical doctorate program for developing dietitians working in
the highest degree of care. With Sodexo’s help, we will be ushering
in a new level of care and mastery."
Sodexo’s endowment will provide the funding for the
Distinguished Professorship position that will develop and lead the
program. Pending approval, the DCN program will begin in Spring
semester 2023. Offered online through UTMB, the track will accept
rolling admissions each semester.
"Sodexo is committed to creating a comprehensive career ladder
for dietitians and we are investing in this partnership to provide
a path to advance the skills of clinicians," said Sodexo Vice
President of Clinical Nutrition Julie Branham, MS, RD, LDN.
Sodexo employs more registered dietitian nutritionists than any
other private employer in the United States and this endowment
toward the DCN represents a new form of support for emerging RDNs.
Across North America Sodexo fosters their development in
partnership with universities through the Sodexo Dietetic
Internship. For Sodexo dietitians enrolling in the DCN program,
Sodexo will provide financial support through its corporate tuition
reimbursement program as well as professional development funds
from the dietetic program.
"Sodexo employs some of the most highly skilled dietitians in
the profession of dietetics, and this partnership demonstrates our
ongoing commitment to dietitians who want to practice with the most
advanced credentials," said Branham.
At Sodexo Healthcare we build trusted partnerships with health
systems to support their care delivery mission. Leveraging
science, insights and imagination, we provide solutions and
contribute essential non-clinical services wherever care is
delivered, to enhance patients’ and caregivers’ experience while
improving our clients’ financial health. Sodexo Healthcare’s 35,000
employees provide human-centered care with food and nutrition,
environmental and clinical engineering services that support
healthcare teams and overall operations at over 1,500 sites in the
United States.
About Sodexo North America
Sodexo North America is part of a global, Fortune 500 company
with a presence in 56 countries. Sodexo is a leading provider of
integrated food, facilities management and other services that
enhance organizational performance, contribute to local communities
and improve quality of life for millions of customers in corporate,
education, healthcare, senior living, government, Sodexo Live! and
other environments daily. The company employs 125,000 people at
thousands of sites in all 50 U.S. states, Canada, Puerto Rico and
Guam, and indirectly supports tens of thousands of additional jobs
through its annual purchases of $20B in goods and services from
small to large businesses. Sodexo is committed to supporting
diversity, equity, inclusion and safety, while upholding the
highest standards of corporate responsibility and ethical business
conduct. In support of local communities across the U.S., in 2021,
the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation mobilized more than 11,000
volunteers to distribute 1.8 million meals to help 2.5 million
children and adults meet their immediate food needs. Since 1996,
the Stop Hunger Foundation has contributed $38 million to help feed
children in America impacted by hunger. To learn more about Sodexo,
visit us.sodexo.com, and connect with us on Facebook,
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Heidi Bullman
Sodexo
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Heidi.Bullman@sodexo.com
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