Clinical Rotations
Admin Rotations
Community Rotation
Additional Experience
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Program Content
The program provides a balanced opportunity to
gain experiences in the areas of clinical, administrative and community
dietetics but offers an emphasis in Medical Nutrition Therapy.
Total Length of Internship Program = 41 weeks
General and Clinical Orientation –
occurs the first week of the internship. (1 week)
During this time each intern is given a copy of the syllabus which
contains: Schedules/calendar, Nutrition Services policies and
procedures, Dietetic Internship policies and procedures, Guidelines and
Standards, Program Information and Unit Experiences. The DI director
will review the entire syllabus and provide classes pertinent to
entry-level intern skill development.
At this time interns will take a pre-test to evaluate their knowledge
base upon admission to our program. This same test will be given at the
last class before graduation to determine skills learned. |
A set of mock RD exams is available on-line to take during the program
in addition to the
pre and post test to help prepare for the RD exam upon graduation. These
exams will be
reviewed during the last few intern classes.
Interns rotate individually through each experience and are one-on-one
with their preceptor. The internship is a 40+ hour per week experience
with ~ 2-3 hours each night devoted to projects, homework, etc.
Maintaining employment outside the internship is discouraged due to the
time commitment required.
Click to view the program calendar/schedule. |
Rotation Schedule – interns spend 4 days per week
(Monday-Thursday) in their rotations from September through February.
During March all Fridays are spent conducting National Nutrition Month
activities in the community. During April and May the majority of
Fridays are spent in rotations except for an occasional class day which
will be planned in advance. |
Intern Classes - Fridays (Sept.-Feb.) – are reserved for class. A
variety of activities are scheduled to help interns develop the skills
and knowledge needed to complete each rotation and to be successful
after graduation. Each Friday begins with “Morning Discussion” where
each intern is given time to discuss the experiences they had that week.
Interns are also assigned journal articles to critique, projects and
mini-case studies to review, cardiac recipe modifications and clinical
case study presentations. In addition to these activities, the clinical
dietitians on staff teach classes on various topics. We also schedule a
variety of speakers from other disciplines both internal and external.
Click to view the list of class topics. |
Miscellaneous
Week of Choice*** (2 weeks) - Travel is dependent on site
chosen.
Vacation - (2 weeks) - One around Christmas and one around Easter
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