VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Dietetic Internship Program
Thank you for your interest in our Dietetic Internship Program. This Medical Center offers three different internship program tracks:
- The Combined VA Dietetic Internship - Master of Public Health track, 21 months in length, full-time beginning in September
- The Combined VA Dietetic Internship - Master of Science in Nutritional Science track, 24 months in length, full-time beginning in June
- The Non-Degree Dietetic Internship track, 11 months in length, 32 hours per week, beginning in June
The MPH program at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) provides additional experience for practice in public health nutrition. In addition there is the option to apply for the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Nutrition Leadership Program, a mentoring program designed to encourage and support leadership in the field of maternal and child nutrition. As funding is available, this program offers a stipend to help with tuition costs for the fourth quarter of study at UCLA.
The MS program at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) provides additional experience to specialize in nutrition therapy and increase competence in food and nutrition subject matter in preparation for college teaching, research, graduate study beyond the master's degree and administrative positions in public and private agencies.
The supervised practice curriculum for all 3 tracks is the same: a general program providing experiences in administrative, clinical and community dietetics designed to prepare the intern for general professional practice in dietetics in health care institutions, agencies, or community programs.
We have up to 4 slots for the combined program tracks (MS or MPH), and we have up to 7 slots for our non-degree internship track.
We have an open house scheduled for December 15, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. and January 5, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. If you are interested in attending, please contact me for instructions. Prospective applicants are always welcome, so if you are unable to attend these dates, please contact me to schedule another time.
Application materials including materials to be sent to UCLA, must be postmarked no later than February 17, 2009. Application materials sent to CSULB must be postmarked no later than February 1, 2009. PLEASE DISREGARD THE APPLICATION DEADLINE STATED ON THE UCLA AND CSULB WEBSITES.
I will be happy to answer any questions or provide additional information if needed. I look forward to receiving your application.
Colleen Ross, M.S., R.D.
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Director, Dietetic Internship
(310) 268-3120
colleen.ross@va.gov
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