Also enroll in our MS in Nutrition and Wellness with a plant-based/vegetarian focus. If you are accepted for the internship through DICAS, then an internal application is all that is needed to apply for the MS Nutrition and Wellness*
Program Highlights:
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This program has a medical nutrition therapy (clinical) emphasis with a plant-based/vegetarian focus.
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The internship is a 9-month supervised practice program that is conducted at affiliated hospital, community and food service sites located across the U.S. These rotations consist of 5 months of clinical nutrition, 2 months of foodservice management, and 1 month of community nutrition.
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A pre-test is held virtually at the beginning of August, followed by an in-person 3-day orientation at Andrews University mid-August. Then rotations run from the end of August- end of April.
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All accepted interns will enroll in a full-time program requiring 4 days per week and will complete at least 1016 supervised practice hours.
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The internship can also count towards 12 credits of the MS Nutrition and Wellness degree for those who are dual-enrolled.
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Early enrollment for DI available upon accepted enrollment into the MS Nutrition and Wellness program.
We were featured at All Access Dietetics during their program expo with a video on our program description.
Please click here to watch our program overview for more details.
*As of January 1, 2024, graduates will be required to have completed a graduate degree in addition to their dietetic internship in order to sit for the RDN examination. For more information about this update, please utilize this link: https://www.eatright.org/become-an-rdn
Contact Us:
We would love to hear from you! Please email diprogram@andrews.edu to set up a personalized time to talk about our program. You can also find us on Instagram @auplantbaseddieteticinternship