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Dietetic Internship - Mission

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The mission of the Dietetic Internship is to strengthen the academic background of interns and provide quality experiences in a generalist program with a concentration in disease prevention and health promotion. The combination of graduate course work with the experiential component enhances application of concepts and presents a model for lifelong learning to promote professional excellence.

Goals

  1. To comprehensively train competent, confident, entry-level practitioners who incorporate disease prevention and health promotion in each professional practice setting.
  2. To stimulate interns to continue their professional growth through graduate education, certification in specialized areas of dietetics and/or professional activities.
  3. To meet interns’ individual learning interests and needs through internship placement sites and graduate course work.

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