What: JANDS is a 13-week, asynchronous course hosted on the MEDCoE Blackboard platform that provides training on current and emerging concepts across military nutrition. Each module is a standalone module, typically worth 2 hours of continuing professional education (CPE) from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Major topics include: Army dietitian individual critical tasks (ICT), clinical business operations, leadership skills and techniques, procurement and contracting, nutrition education skills development, nutrition in the deployed environment, large-scale combat operations/multi-domain operations, and military food environment, Health and Fitness updates, food security, eating disorders, obesity medications, and pediatric nutrition. The curriculum includes DoD, Military Health System, and Army Medical Command program initiatives.

Who: The Target audience is DoD-affiliated dietitians (military, civilian, and contractors) and their extenders.

Why: JANDS enhances the overall readiness of military dietitians and their enlisted counterparts for worldwide military operations. This course prepares military the military nutrition professional to support service members in garrison an deployed environments.

How: Each module is led by guest instructors who are subject matter experts in their respective fields.

When: For FY25, we anticipate opening the course in April 2025; 1-5 sessions will be released at a time through early July 2025. The material will remain open on Blackboard until the end of September 2025.

Where: JANDS is conducted virtually via the Army MEDCoE Blackboard platform and quizzes/evaluations will be on the CEPO website.