DI Rotations/Experiences (30 weeks)  

Clinical (12-17 weeks)

1-2 week rotations at various clinics and several of the area hospitals:

• General Clinical
• Diabetes
• Cancer
• Renal Dialysis
• Pediatrics
• GI (MD Office)
• Metabolic Support
• Behavioral/Weight Management (MD Office)
• Transitional and Long-term Care
• Mini-staff Experience

 Community Public Health (5-10 weeks)

Assess and educate clients in various settings, including:

• Health Departments including the WIC Program
• Mobile Meals Site
• UT Extension, EFNEP Program

 Foodservice Management (4 weeks)

Develop, prepare, cost and market specialty menu items, monitor sanitation, conduct in-service at hospital foodservice setting.

Electives (1-2 weeks)
Select experiences in the Knoxville area from the following list:

• Additional experience in Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital or other clinical setting
• Additional experience at health department or other community setting
• Sports Nutrition at UT Athletics
• Fitness and Wellness Center (Clayton Homes)
• Knox Co. Schools
• Head Start Program

 Personal Choice (2 weeks)

Gain more experience in your areas of interest. Students can plan experiences anywhere in the country under the direction of a RDN. Some examples include:

• Sports Nutrition and/or Eating Disorders
• Wellness Centers and/or School Nutrition
• Supermarkets and Food Companies
• Nutrition Policy
• Clinical, Community Nutrition or Management

 Staff Experience for Cellular and Molecular Nutrition (5 weeks)

Deepen skills by managing in-patient nutrition care at one of the seven area hospitals.

Staff Experience/Block-Field Experience for Public Health Nutrition (7 weeks)

Those students in the MS-DI with a concentration in Public Health Nutrition or in the dual MS-MPH-DI program will complete a 7-week block-field experience the first or second summer. This provides students with experience in the public health nutrition workforce. This 7 week experience counts as 7 weeks of the Dietetic Internship. The student participates in the selection of this experience which can take place anywhere in the country.