Investigation and analysis on the employment of undergraduates majoring in food hygiene and nutrition
Tang Wenjing, Mao Xuanxia, Aysanam Anwar, Zhu Tingyu, Cai Wei, Shen Xiuhua
Published 2022-10-01
Cite as Chin J Med Edu, 2022, 42(10): 865-868. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20220301-00235
Abstract
ObjectiveTo understand the employment of undergraduates majoring in food hygiene and nutrition and to provide reference for the development of dietitians.
MethodsQuestionnaires were distributed to food hygiene and nutrition undergraduates graduated in the period of 2008 to 2020 from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. The questionnaire included basic information, initial employment information, current work situation, and the prospect of career development of this major.
ResultsThere are 61.7% (158 / 256) of the undergraduates who chose employment and 37.8% (97 / 256) of the undergraduates chose further education. There are 95.3% (244 / 256) of the undergraduates who believed that the competitiveness would be improved with a master's or a doctoral degree. There are 89.8% (230 / 256) of the undergraduates who believed that registered dietitian certificate was helpful to the professional development of the specialty. The employment of the undergraduates was concentrated in the nutrition department of hospital [31.6% (50 / 158)], health system institutions [24.7% (39 / 158)], food / nutrition / health management / pharmaceutical enterprises [24.1% (38 / 158)]. Among them, the job-hopping rate of the undergraduates working in hospitals was the lowest[28.0%(14/50)], and that in food / nutrition / pharmaceutical enterprises was highest [73.7%(28/38)].
ConclusionsThe undergraduates majoring in food hygiene and nutrition mainly worked in nutrition department of hospital, health system institutions, food / nutrition / health management / pharmaceutical enterprises. The employment of nutrition department in hospital was highly conformed with the specialty and showed a high-stability. Obtaining a master's or a doctoral degree and Chinese registered dietitian certificate was helpful to employment and professional development.
Key words:
Undergraduate; Food hygiene and nutrition; Employment; Investigation
Contributor Information
Tang Wenjing
Department of Nutrition, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
Mao Xuanxia
Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Health Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
Aysanam Anwar
Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Health Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
Zhu Tingyu
Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Health Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
Cai Wei
Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Health Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
Shen Xiuhua
Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Health Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
