Dietetic Internship Program
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The post baccalaureate Dietetic Internship and Master of Science in Nutrition (MS) program provides hours of supervised practice and 33 credit hours of didactic education designed to help interns meet Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) core competencies for entry-level dietitians. Interns who meet all program requirements and successfully complete the 33 hours of graduate credit will receive a Master of Science (MS) in Nutrition degree. After completion of our program, interns are prepared to sit for the national Commission on Dietetics Registration (CDR) credentialing exam to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).
Accepting Applications
We accept applications for the graduate program and the Dietetic Internship year-round. Contact Nichole Pietrowski at npietrowski@murraystate.edu for more details.
About the Online Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetic Internship Program
The Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetic Internship program is 15 months or 4 semesters in duration. Students accepted into the 麻花导航 Dietetic Internship will earn 21 graduate-credit hours while completing supervised practice training and an additional 12 hours of online coursework for a total of 33 credit hours. Supervised practice experiences are planned to provide a progression from direct supervision to working independently with little supervision during the Advanced Practice rotation at the end of your training. The program is rigorous and fast-paced requiring additional time outside of scheduled work hours to complete curriculum competency assignments, projects, and homework.
About the program
The Dietetic Internship and Master of Science in Nutrition program is four semesters in duration. Applicants must meet the Graduate Admissions requirements at 麻花导航.
Supervised Practice Sites
Once the intern is admitted and the program has begun, each intern will spend time at supervised training sites, which include a public health department, hospital, and long-term care facility. Each site is different and interns can give preference to the city in which they would like to complete their internship experience.
Advantages of the 麻花导航 Dietetic Internship Program
- Strong, structured curriculum with proven successful outcomes on credentialing exam
- Long standing relationship with facilities & preceptors
- Close and active communication with faculty and preceptors
- Past interns serve as preceptors at all some facilities
- Low intern to preceptor ratio
- Variety of facilities to accommodate intern preferences
- Internship rotations in same geographical location
- Internship hours provide 21 out of 33 hours of completion towards a MS degree
- Provide RD review course on campus the last 3 days of the program