Join an expert panel as they examine the critical shortage of terminally-prepared RDNs for higher education positions and the potential consequences on the profession's sustainability. As the Academy engages in conversations relating to doctoral standards for the profession, advancement to graduate future education program model requirements will be explored. This panel - comprised of a graduate educator/director, higher education administrator, and members of the ACEND Board and the Council on Future Practice - will provide data, questions and perspectives of current and future impact of the terminal doctoral degree on 1) faculty preparation, 2) student training and outcomes, 3) evidence-based practice and research and 4) the profession. The panel will discuss the need for dietetics educators to increase their knowledge and skills in artificial intelligence, data analytics, metabolomics, and personalized nutrition competencies. Standards will be proposed for the Doctor of Nutrition Science and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees.