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SUPERVISED PRACTICE EXPERIENCES
2009-2010
| Orientation | 2 Weeks |
| Clinical Rotations | 16 Weeks |
| Community Rotations | 11 Weeks |
| Foodservice Systems Management | 9 Weeks |
| Clinical Management Rotation | 1 Week |
| Optional Rotation | 2 Weeks |
| Clinical Research Unit | 1 Week |
| Pediatrics | 1 Week |
| Staff Experience | 3 Weeks |
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| AREAS | Total No. of Weeks |
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| Foodservice Systems Management | 9 |
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| Clinical Rotations |
| Community Living Center (Nursing Home) | 1 |
| Medicine | 5 |
| Nutrition Support/Critical Care | 3 |
| Oncology | 2 |
| Renal | 3 |
| Spinal Cord Injury | 1 |
| Surgery | 1 |
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| Community Rotations |
| Canton Community Based Outpatient Clinic | 1 |
| Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Clinic | 2 |
| Community Based Inspections | 1 |
| Community Based Outpatient Clinics (Lorain or Painesville) | 2 |
| Diabetes Self-Management Education | 2 |
| Nutrition Clinics: Brecksville | 1 |
| Nutrition Clinics: Wade Park | 2 |
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| Clinical Management Rotation | 1 |
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Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of CWRU: CTS-CRU
Clinical Research Unit | 1 |
| Optional Rotation in Area of Choice | 2 |
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| Affiliations |
| Pediatrics | 1 |
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| Staff Experience | 3 |
Information About Rotations
The Dietetic Internship Program is divided into two Phases. During the 17 weeks of Phase I (August -December) students complete four weeks of Foodservice Systems Management. The remaining twelve weeks are divided between Clinical areas such as Medicine, Surgery, and Community Living Center (Nursing Home) and Community areas such as Ambulatory Care Nutrition Clinics, Community Based Outpatient Clinics and Home Based Primary Care.
In Phase II (January - July) dietetic interns complete additional experience in Foodservice Systems Management (5 weeks; 1 week is devoted to field trips related to food and food systems management), Clinical Management (1 week) and rotate over 19 weeks through a variety of Community, Clinical and Specialty areas such as Nutrition Support, Pediatrics and Clinical Research to receive greater depth of experience.
As the end of the Dietetic Internship approaches, students have the opportunity to complete an Optional rotation (3 weeks) in an area of their choice at an affiliating hospital or organization. The final 3 weeks of the dietetic internship are devoted to Staff Experience. Students are expected to demonstrate mastery of entry-level competencies during this time. The length of the program is designed to allow dietetic interns to gain the knowledge, skills and abilities to practice with competence and confidence as entry-level Registered Dietitians and to prepare them to rapidly advance to higher levels of responsibility.
All experiences are offered at the LSCDVAMC with the exception of Pediatrics, Clinical Research Center and Optional Experience.
Examples of Projects/Assignments
Foodservice Systems Management - Develop menus, plan theme meals, write business plan, offer in-services for employees
Clinical Rotations - Provide nutrition care using evidence-based practice, present cases to professional staff and peers, discuss current literature
Community Rotations - Provide nutrition education to individuals and groups, teach classes for weight loss, and a variety of chronic diseases; provide care in patients' homes, learn intricacies of a Recognized Diabetes Self-Management Program
Clinical Management - Special projects
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