University Coordinator for Professional Practice (Stage)
Undergraduate Academic Advising Coordinator (Dietetics Major)
Dietetic Practice Educator and Clinical Coordinator
BA, Life Sciences (Queen鈥檚 University)
BSc, FSc (Dietetics Major) (黑料不打烊)
MSc (Applied) Human Nutrition (黑料不打烊)
Short Bio
Sandy Phillips is a dietetic practice educator and Stage Coordinator with the Professional Practice (Stage) programs, at the School of Human Nutrition, for both undergraduate and graduate programs. Her principal role is to oversee the undergraduate program and advising for the B.Sc. Nutr. Sci. Dietetics Major. She fosters continued improvement of the program, to meet and exceed both the Integrated Competencies for Dietetic Education and Practice (ICDEP) from the Partnership for Dietetic Education and Practice (PDEP), and the standards of the provincial regulatory body (Ordre des di茅t茅tistes nutritionnistes du Qu茅bec).
Sandy is a registered dietitian, and is active at both the provincial level (ODNQ) and national level (Dietitians of Canada). She has past experience on the Steering Council of the Partnership for Dietetic Education and Practice (PDEP), and the PDEP Accreditation Council. She is an experienced accreditation surveyor who has surveyed other dietetic education programs across Canada. Her areas of interest include dietetic education, competency development and accreditation of dietetic education programs. She lectures in the area of nutrition and health, and clinical nutrition diet therapy. She is an associate member of the Ingram School of Nursing, and facilitates Interprofessional Education activities (IPEA 500, 501, 502 and 503). She is also an active member of the group of Professional Schools at 黑料不打烊, the Retention project and Dialogue 黑料不打烊.
Memberships
Dietitians of Canada (DC)
Ordre des di茅t茅tistes nutritionnistes du Qu茅bec (ODNQ)
Active Affiliations and Committees
Dietitians of Canada: DC Student Awards Committee (Chair)
Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Faculty Academic Program (F- APC) Committee; Committee on Academic Standing (CAS); and Library Committee.
黑料不打烊: Professional Schools (Dialogue 黑料不打烊)
Key Roles
Teaching in undergraduate nutrition, food and Stage courses.
Administration of Dietetic program and Stage placement sites.
Supervision of dietetic stagiaires and graduate projects.
Administrative responsibilities related to accreditation of program and provincial regulation of the profession as it relates to dietetic stagiaires.
Advising Coordinator for the Dietetics major.
Courses
NUTR 208. Professional Practice Stage 1A.
Credits:2
Offered by:Human Nutrition (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered:Fall 2025
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Description
Introduction to the dietetics profession including ethics; provincial regulation; competencies and domains of practice; and dietetic practice in the hospital environment. Introductory activities related to food, food industry, agriculture, public
health nutrition and clinical nutrition.
Fall
Prerequisite(s): All U0 (freshman) science/math entrance requirements or permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): All Required courses in Term 1 of the Dietetics Major, IPEA 500
Restriction(s): Open only to students in the B.Sc. (Nutr.Sc.); Major in Dietetics.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
NUTR 408. Professional Practice Stage 3A.
Credits:1
Offered by:Human Nutrition (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered:Winter 2026
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Description
Competency-based educational topics linking theory to practice for field placements in the clinical setting. Topics include ethics, leadership and interprofessional teamwork.
This course requires the ability to read in French, to understand spoken French and to speak French at a basic functional level for fieldwork experience.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
NUTR 433. Directed Studies: Dietetics and Nutrition 4.
Credits:5
Offered by:Human Nutrition (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered:Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026
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Description
An individualized course of study in dietetics and human nutrition not available through other courses in the School. Emphasis will be placed on application of foods and nutrition knowledge, analytic and synthesis skills, and time management. A written agreement between student and instructor must be made before registration. A "C" grade is required to pass the course.
Fall or Winter or Summer
Limited enrolment
Prerequisite: registration in NUTR 409 or equivalent.
Restriction: students in the Dietetics Major or documentation of requirement for professional registration
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NUTR 508. Professional Practice Stage 4A.
Credits:7
Offered by:Human Nutrition (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered:Fall 2025
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Description
Directed professional practice experience in domains of clinical nutrition, management, nutrition education and/or community nutrition. This course includes at least one main clinical nutrition rotation, and may include additional weeks in other domains of practice.
Corequisite(s): NUTR 509
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 409
This course requires the ability to read in French, to understand spoken French and to speak French at a basic functional level for fieldwork experience.
This course includes a $125 fee for the Level IV stage manual. The fee is refundable until the end of the add/drop period as long as the manual is intact.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
NUTR 509. Professional Practice Stage 4B.
Credits:7
Offered by:Human Nutrition (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered:Fall 2025
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Description
Directed professional practice experience in domains of clinical nutrition, management, nutrition education and/or community nutrition. This course includes management and community rotations.
Corequisites(s): NUTR 508
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 409
1. This course requires the ability to read in French, to understand spoken French and to speak French at a basic functional level for fieldwork experience.
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Team-taught courses
NUTR 209. Professional Practice Stage 1B.
Credits:2
Offered by:Human Nutrition (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered:Summer 2025
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Description
Introductory dietetic internship experience. Introduction to the hospital environment, client- centred care and the patient experience. Communication, dietary assessment, and nutrition education.
This course requires the ability to read in French, to understand spoken French and to speak French at a basic functional level for fieldwork experience.
Prerequisite(s): All U0 math and science entrance requirements. All U1 required courses of the Dietetics major (ANSC 234, LSCI 211, LSCI 230, NUTR 207, NUTR 208, NUTR 214, NUTR 217, NUTR 322, NUTR 343 and NUTR 341).
This course requires the ability to read in French, to understand spoken French and to speak French at a basic functional level for fieldwork experience.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
NUTR 310. Professional Practice Stage 2A.
Credits:2
Offered by:Human Nutrition (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered:Winter 2026
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Description
The nutrition care process, clinical reasoning and documentation for the medical record. Preparation for the application of knowledge in practice, for clinical nutrition and food service administration rotations, will be addressed.
Winter
One 3-hour lecture/week
Prerequisite(s): NUTR 209.
Prerequisite(s): Fall term U2 required Dietetics Major courses
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NUTR 311. Professional Practice Stage 2B.
Credits:5
Offered by:Human Nutrition (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered:Summer 2025
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Description
Two interrelated modules of directed experience in normal and clinical nutrition and food service management, in health care settings and the private sector.
Prerequisite(s): All U2 required courses: AEMA 310, NUTR 343, ANSC 323, ANSC 424, NUTR 307, NUTR 310, NUTR 337 (NUTR 342 or NUTR 446), NUTR 344, NUTR 345, NUTR 346.
This course requires the ability to read in French, to understand spoken French and to speak French at a basic functional level for fieldwork experience.
The course NUTR 311 includes a $125 fee for the Level II manual. The fee is refundable until the end of the add/drop period as long as the manual is intact.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
NUTR 409. Professional Practice Stage 3B.
Credits:9
Offered by:Human Nutrition (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered:Winter 2026
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Description
Four interrelated modules of directed experience in clinical nutrition, food service management, normal nutrition education and community nutrition, in health care settings and the private sector.
Winter: 11 weeks
Prerequisites: NUTR 311, NUTR 342 or NUTR 446 , NUTR 450, NUTR 505, NUTR 545 and NUTR 546.
This course requires the ability to read in French, to understand spoken French and to speak French at a basic functional level for fieldwork experience.
The course NUTR 409 includes a $125.00 fee for the Level III manual. The fee is refundable until the end of the add/drop period as long as the manual is intact.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
NUTR 430. Directed Studies: Dietetics and Nutrition 1.
Credits:3
Offered by:Human Nutrition (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered:Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026
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Description
An individualized course of study in dietetics/human nutrition under the supervision of a staff member with expertise on a topic not otherwise available in a formal course. A written agreement between student and staff member must be made before registration and filed with the Program Coordinator.
Fall and Winter
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.
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NUTR 612. Graduate Professional Practice 2 Management.
Credits:8
Offered by:Human Nutrition (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered:Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026
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Description
Assessment, planning, implementation, communication and evaluation in management of Food and Nutrition Systems. Focus is on application of management theory in dietetic practice.
Prerequisite(s): (NUTR 513 or NUTR 603), NUTR 515, NUTR 611
Restriction: Limited to students registered in the Graduate Diploma in Registered Dietitian Credentialing, and Master of Science, Applied (M.Sc.A.) Human Nutrition (Non-Thesis): Dietetics Credentialing.
The course NUTR 612 includes a $125.00 fee for the working manual. The fee is essentially for printing costs and for the purchase of copyrighted material used in the preparation of the package. The fee is refundable until the end of the add/drop period as long as the manual is intact.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
NUTR 613. Graduate Professional Practice 3 Clinical Nutrition.
Credits:7
Offered by:Human Nutrition (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered:Fall 2025, Winter 2026
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Description
Initial rotation(s) in clinical nutrition. Assessment, planning, implementation, communication and evaluation of clinical nutrition care. Focus is on application of medical nutritional therapy for individuals and groups with a variety of disease states.
Prerequisite(s): (NUTR 513 or NUTR 603), NUTR 515, NUTR 611
Restriction: Only open to students in the M.Sc.(Applied) in Human Nutrition; Non-Thesis - Dietetics Credentialing or Graduate Diploma in Registered Dietitian Credentialing.
Not open to students who have taken NUTR 613, NUTR 613D1/D2, or NUTR 613N1/N2 prior to 201909
The course NUTR 613 includes a $128.75 fee for the working manual. The fee is essentially for printing costs and for the purchase of copyrighted material used in the preparation of the package. The fee is refundable until the end of the add/drop period as long as the manual is intact.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
NUTR 614. Graduate Professional Practice 4 Community Nutrition.
Credits:8
Offered by:Human Nutrition (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered:Fall 2025, Winter 2026
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Description
Assessment, planning, implementation, communication, and evaluation of public health and community nutrition programs for a variety of individuals and population groups. Focus is on intervention strategies and their evaluation.
Prerequisite(s): (NUTR 513 or NUTR 603), NUTR 515, NUTR 611
Restriction: Only open to students registered in the Graduate Diploma in Registered Dietitian Credentialing, and M.Sc.(Applied) in Human Nutrition; NonThesis - Dietetics Credentialing.
The course NUTR 614 includes a $128.75 fee for the working manual. The fee is essentially for printing costs and for the purchase of copyrighted material used in the preparation of the package. The fee is refundable until the end of the add/drop period as long as the manual is intact.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
Publications
Phillips S, Jacobs-Starkey L, Gray-Donald K.听 Food Habits of Canadians: food sources of nutrients for the adolescent sample.听 Can J Diet Res Pract 2004 Summer; 65(2):81-4.
