St. Mary’s Medical Center has announced that Critical Care Dietician Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RD, CNSD, CN, is a finalist in the 2007 Nutrition Ambassador Program, established by the Nestlé Nutrition Institute.

The Nutrition Ambassador Program recognizes professionals in the field of nutritional science who clearly demonstrate an exceptional commitment to clinical nutrition and its practical application.

To be a finalist in the Nutrition Ambassador program, DiLuglio submitted an essay describing how nutrition support practice could be improved over the next five to seven years. She was one of ten finalists invited to Nestlé Nutrition’s headquarters in Glendale, CA, where she presented her essays to a panel of judges that included last year’s winners.