Engage in Mentoring

Welcome! The Academy Mentorship Program reflects our commitment to you and your professional development. This six-month guided program connects mentees with experienced mentors to help students and early career professionals achieve their goals and prepare for a successful career in the field. 

Program Schedule

  • September 1: Program starts
  • September 16 | 7 p.m. Central time: Virtual Orientation 
  • November 11 | 7 p.m. Central time: Virtual Group Meeting
  • December: Break
  • January 13 | 7 p.m. Central time: Virtual Group Meeting
  • March 10 | 7 p.m. Central time: Wrap-up Virtual Meeting
  • March 31: Program ends 

Application Process 

First, complete your eatrightPRO profile. Make sure your contact information is up to date, add a recent professional profile picture, expand on your bio and import your education and job history information from LinkedIn. Having a complete and accurate profile is crucial to the success of selection and matching. Profile complete? Apply via the links below. Then, once your application has been accepted, use the Mentor Match system to match with a potential mentor or mentee before September 1st.

2025 Application is Closed

Thank you for your interest in the Academy Mentorship Program! Please note that the Program is currently closed to additional applicants. The Program will open to new applicants starting in Summer 2026. 

 

 

Questions? Contact:

mentoring@eatright.org 

New Mentorship Track: Quality and Process Improvement Track 

Mentees with a project idea for quality and process improvement initiatives are encouraged to apply for the Quality and Process Improvement Track.

This track is designed to support credentialed practitioners in the process of developing and implementing continuous quality improvement projects. Examples of process improvement ideas:

  • Implementation of the Malnutrition Care Score in an acute care facility
  • Implementation of the Nutrition Care Process in a clinical setting
  • Improvement of transitions of care from inpatient to long term care or community
  • Development of a protocol for interdisciplinary wound care in post-acute care facility
  • Reducing meal delivery errors
  • Reducing food waste
  • Reducing tray delivery times
  • Improving onboarding efficiency for new hires
  • Standardizing competency evaluation for interns or students
  • Enhancing food insecurity screening processes

Mentees interested in participating in the Quality and Process Improvement Track must submit their project proposal by July 31. The Quality Management Committee will review all applications for this track. Applicants will be contacted after committee’s review; applicants with projects that have been approved will be sent next steps. Applicants whose projects are not approved for the track will be paired with a mentor from the main mentorship track.

This new track is the continuation of the Mentorship for Quality in Nutrition and Dietetics.

Submit Your Project Proposal Here

Please note that the Academy Mentorship Program and Mentor Match is a free benefit for all Academy members.