Dietetic Internship Program
Program Timeline
Supervised Practice Hours/Program Rotations
The University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Dietetic Internship Program will provide a 45-week supervised practice experience beginning in August and concluding in June of the following year.
Program Rotation Overview
| Dietetic Internship Orientation (clinical, food service, community) | 2 weeks |
| Clinical – Medical/Surgical | 8 weeks |
| Foodservice | 6 weeks |
| Community | 2 weeks |
| Women’s Health | 1 week |
| Management & Leadership | 1 week |
| Pediatrics | 3 weeks |
| Adult Outpatient | 2 weeks |
| VA (Renal/Skilled/LTC) | 1 week |
| Traditional or Specialty/Pathway Rotations | 9 weeks |
| Optional | 2 weeks |
| Staff Relief | 4 weeks |
| Thanksgiving Break | 1 week |
| Winter Break | 3 weeks |
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| August 10 - August 21 |
First Day/Orientation Begins at UHCMC Mondays are included as onsite for orientation weeks |
| August 25 | Begin Supervised Practice |
| September 7 | OFF for Labor Day Holiday |
| November 23 - November 27 | OFF for Thanksgiving Holiday Break |
| December 18 - January 8 | OFF for Winter Break |
| January 12 | Pediatric Lectures at UH Cleveland Medical Center |
| January 13 | Begin Supervised Practice |
| January 18 | Oncology Lectures at UH Cleveland Medical Center (at UH on this Monday) |
| January 21 | Critical Care Lectures at UH Cleveland Medical Center |
| March 9 - March 12 | National Nutrition Month Outreach Week |
| May 31 | OFF for Memorial Day Holiday |
| May 25 - June 18 | Staff Relief – In rotations Mondays through Fridays |
| June 18 | Completion of Supervised Practice/Graduation Ceremony |
Requirements for Program Completion
In order for the dietetic intern to receive the Dietetic Internship (DI) Verification Statement, each UHCMC dietetic intern must meet the following requirements:
- Completion of all required supervised practice hours (at least 1,000 supervised practice hours required)
- Demonstrate competency in all required ACEND competencies for entry-level practice
- Successfully complete all dietetic internship program rotations, assignments, projects, case studies, evaluations, and program specific requirements.
- Meet all minimum performance standards for program rotation evaluations.
- Completion of graduate degree reflected by official transcripts with conferred degree date from an accredited college or university.
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) Exam
To qualify to sit for the Examination for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), candidates must have fulfilled all requirements noted above as indicated by issuance of the Dietetic Internship Verification Statement.