Dietetic Internship - Mission

Program Overview | Mission and Goals | Structure
Master's Degree Integration | Calendar | Coursework

The Dietetic Internship strengthens the academic background of interns and provides 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 and Outcome Measures

1. To comprehensively train competent, confident, entry-level practitioners who incorporate disease prevention and health promotion in professional practice.
   Outcome Measures over a 5 year period:
   
• 90% of interns enrolled in the DI program will complete all program requirements within 150% of the time planned for program completion.
  
• 70% or more of program graduates who sought employment in dietetics are employed within 3 months of program completion.
  
• The pass rate for program graduates taking the registration exam for the first time will be at least 85%.
  
• Graduates will collectively meet or exceed the national mean test scores on the registration exam.
  
• 80% of employers will give program graduates a mean competence rating above “average” on surveys.
  
• 80% of interns will give themselves a mean competence rating above “average” on surveys.
  
• 80% of interns will indicate they have incorporated principles of disease prevention and health promotion into their practice.
  
2. To stimulate interns to continue their professional growth through graduate education, certification in specialized areas of dietetics and/or professional activities.
   Outcome Measures over a 5 year period:
   
   • At least 50% of interns will continue with their graduate education or seek certification in specialized areas of practice.
     
   • At least 75% of graduates will be members of the ADA &/or other professional organizations.
     
3. To meet interns’ individual learning needs and interests through internship placement sites and graduate course work that promote excellence in practice.
   Outcome Measures over a 5 year period:
   • 80% of students will indicate a “satisfactory” or better score regarding overall program satisfaction.
     
   • 80% of students will indicate a “satisfactory” or better score regarding placement sites meeting their learning needs and interests.
     
   • 75% of students will indicate a “satisfactory” or better score regarding graduate courses meeting their learning needs and interests.
     
     

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