Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics

About Us

  • Clinical nutrition and dietetics is the health care profession dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic diseases and conditions by the power of nutrients. A career in clinical nutrition and dietetics provides wide job opportunities as a nutritionist in pharma companies and Dietitians in hospitals and healthcare industries.
  • A career in Clinical nutrition and dietetics offers a good income, job security, with good work environment, and tremendous potential for growth.
  • The role of a Dietitian in a hospital is to assess the nutritional status of patients, screen for nutritional risks with standard protocol, and plan medical nutrition therapy.
  • The role of nutritionists is to formulate nutritional supplements with therapeutic benefits.

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Our Vision

  • To establish a benchmark in the field of nutrition through evidence-based learning committed to fostering clinical practice, academic success, research, and innovation

Our Mission

  • To gain in-depth knowledge in clinical Nutrition and dietetics.
  • To assess and validate different nutritional tools and set standards through research.
  • To train students to prevent, diagnose, support, and treat ailments through ethical practice.
  • To impart knowledge and skills in preparing for an interdisciplinary environment.
  • To instill the research practice to students in the field of clinical nutrition.

Academics

  • B.Sc
  • M.Sc

Infrastructure

  • Smart class rooms - 3
  • Class room - 1
  • Food lab - 1
  • Nutrition lab - 1
  • Staff room - 1
  • Research scholar room - 1
  • Diet Department 1

Faculty

Ms.E.Lakshmi

M.sc., M.Phil., M.B.A

Associate Professor

Dr.K.Silambu Selvi

M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

S.Riyas Fathima

M.Sc., M.Phil.

Assistant Professor

G.Nandhini

M.Sc., PGDNM., Ph.D

Lecturer

Damini.M

M.Sc., Ph.D

Lecturer

Geetha.K

M.Sc., RD.

Lecturer
  • Experiments to understand the concepts and techniques
  • Menu plan and nutrient calculation for disease conditions
  • Clinical assessment of patients and Patient counseling
  • Demonstration and case study on enteral parenteral nutrition support
  • Field visit to understand the nutritional status of the population
  • Conducting Group activities