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.