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Affiliate sites are institutions or community agencies which serve as rotation sites for Dietetic Internship interns' supervised learning experiences. Each site provides interns with the opportunity to identify with the specific role of the dietitian in a particular setting and to reach a defined level of competence.
The assignment of interns to affiliate sites and the length of practice at
each site are determined by the faculty, affiliate site personnel and the program director.
Our internship features a variety of sites and offers interns both observation and supervised practice experience in all areas of dietary practice.
Clinical/Nutritional Experience
Sites include hospitals and long-term care facilities, as well as a variety of specialized units, which may include PKU, burn, cardiac care, renal, and rehabilitation. Interns develop observation, assessment, interpretation and counseling skills.
Community Needs
Sites include social service agencies, public health programs, community organizations, and educational facilities. Intervention skills are developed to meet the specialized needs of the individuals within a community. Emphasis is placed on needs assessment, instructional design, implementation and evaluation, and media skills.
Food Service
Sites include hospitals, food banks, community feeding sites, and schools. Food service skills are developed with an emphasis on food production, budget and cost control, quality assurance, marketing, and environmental and waste management.
Management
Sites include hospitals, health departments, schools, and a variety of health care and food service settings. The focus is on budgeting, organizational structure, personnel management, supervision, strategic planning, and marketing.
Entrepreneurship
Sites include private practices, food service, schools, community organizations, and web based programs. Interns develop organizational and strategic planning, marketing, networking, budgeting and team building skills. Entrepreneurial skills are further developed during the long term business/marketing project and various didactic components which include seminars, classes and various activities. Interns have the option to further enhance their experiences by selecting specialty sites that have an entrepreneurial focus.
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