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Dietetic Internship Program

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Minneapolis VA Healthcare System

Thank you for your interest in the Minneapolis VA Health Care System Dietetic Internship!

Our program:
  • Is ACEND-accredited
  • Is 42 weeks, with a Medical Nutrition Therapy concentration
  • Includes an allocation of approximately $25,000 per student
  • Provides approx. 1500 hours (September-June) of rotations in clinical dietetics, food service management and community nutrition as well as 14 vacation days (federal holidays and a week at Christmas or New Year's)
  • accepts 8 dietetic interns per cycle.
  • Offers 2 tracks- MPS degree/DI for Bachelor's students or Stand-Alone DI Only for Master's students.  Please see the information tab for more details.
  • Has a one-year pass rate of 100% on the RD exam.

Pictured: Aerial view of the VA medical center grounds and surrounding neighborhood.

 Aerial View of Minneapolis VA Med Center

Virtual Open House Information

We are pleased to provide you with the opportunity to learn more about our Dietetic Internship Program. Open house attendees will be given a detailed program overview and have a chance to meet the preceptors, graduates of the program, and current interns. 

To RSVP for the hybrid open house, please email jessica.long5@va.gov with your attendance preference of in-person or virtual.

When: November 17th 2023, 1-3 PM (hybrid)
The in-person option will include a tour of the hospital from 3-3:30 PM.

To view a recording of the open house hosted on 11/18/2022, follow this link:
Internship Open House

View our Virtual Program video at:  https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1309469315891413
Internship facebook page:  Jessica's Internship Page | Facebook

Dietetic Internship Program Director

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Jessica Long, MS, RDN
jessica.long5@va.gov
612-467-2566

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