RD Exam Study Material

I get asked a lot from RDs2Be what study material they should choose. There used to be very few options but now, there are more options which is great. But with more options, it means you have to make more decisions. And that can be exhausting when you're this close to wrapping up this chapter of your educational career.

So I wanted to do a review of the study materials available and give a little advice that I hope will help you with this question.

And remember, the goal is to simply pass. Even if you JUST pass. Even if you just squeeze by. No one cares. Once you're a dietitian, the score you got on the exam is completely irrelevant. A pass is a pass! So just keep focused on squeezing past the finish line.

This is what you'll learn in this episode:
The different study materials available on the market.
My personal advice on how to go about choosing study material that works best for you and why I recommend you pick ONE study resource to study from
The importance of getting a hold of your perfectionism and imposture syndrome - speaking from experience

And I give 5 shout outs to new RD's who joined the RD community.

Here's a glance at this episode:

[03:40] A discussion of Jean Inman which has been around for many years including the format of the study material and options for RDs2Be

[05:00] A review of Breeding and Associates and the options that are now available

[05:57] The study material offered by the Commissio on Dietetic Registration (CDR)

[07:03] The resource available to RDs2Be who learn best by studying from flash cards

[07:34] An online option called Visual Veggies which also has many add-on options

[08:08] Book options called Dietitian Exam Secrets Study Guide and Review of Dietetics

[11:14] A reminder that the score on the exam does NOT define your worth or value as a dietitian

[12:02] Personal advice about the importance of studying the way that works best for you

[15:41] I get vulnerable about perfectionism and Imposture Syndrome

[18:02] Why I think it's so important to pick one resource to study from

Here are the links to different RD Exam study materials:
Jean Inman
Breeding and Associates
eatrightPREP from CDR
Dietitian in a Flash
Visual Veggies
Dietitian Exam Secrets Study Guide
Review of Dietetics
And as promised, here's the link to the free resource I created for Episode 2 on how to create a study schedule as well as the 4 domain exam breakdown from CDR.

Keep going. You've got this.

Episode Transcript