Dietetic Internship
The Michigan State University Dietetic Internship Program will prepare its graduates to become dietitians in state-of-the-art practice, within diverse and challenging healthcare, food service and entrepreneurial positions.
Accreditation Status
The Dietetic Internship at MSU is currently granted accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of The American Dietetic Association (ADA), 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, (312) 899-4876.
Program Options
The Dietetic Internship at MSU is a generalist dietetic internship (DI) program. The program provides supervised practice experiences necessary for qualified dietetics graduates to write the Registration Examination for Dietitians administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. The actual program is designed to last 10 months (including two weeks of vacation). The internship will begin August 2009 and will end June 2010. Interns are expected to have reliable vehicles and considerable driving should be expected during the internship.
Please click on the following links for additional information:
Dietetic Internship Handbook (PDF)
Part-Time WIC Component
Michigan State University (MSU), in collaboration with the WIC Division of the Michigan Department of Community Health has expanded Michigan State's Dietetic Internship to include three part-time positions for Michigan WIC employees. The purpose of this cooperative effort is to provide career advancement opportunity for WIC staff in local, primarily rural, medically under-served areas.
Please click on the link for additional information:
Dietetic Internship - Part-time WIC Component
Contact the dietetic internship director:
Gail Rogers, M.S., R.D.
Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
325 G.M. Trout FSHN Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1224
Phone: (517) 355-8474, Ext. 183
Fax: (517) 353-8963
E-mail: rogersg3@msu.edu
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