Dietetic Internship Program
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
Dietetic Internship Program Rotations
The Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center [LSCVAMC] Dietetic Internship is a 12 month (49 week) program that runs from mid-August through mid-July of the following year. While graduate classes are in session, interns are at Case Western Reserve University [CWRU] on Mondays and at the LSCVAMC Tuesday-Friday. Once graduate classes conclude in May, interns are at the VA full time Monday thru Friday. The Dietetic Internship begins with a 2 week program orientation and provides over 1,200 hours of supervised practice which culminates with 3 weeks of staff relief/experience.
INTERNSHIP ROTATIONS¹
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Clinical Nutrition Management Rotation |
1 week total² |
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Clinical Rotations |
17 weeks total² |
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Community Living Center (Nursing Home) |
1 week |
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Geriatric Evaluation & Management |
1 week |
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Medicine |
5 weeks |
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Critical Care/Nutrition Support |
3 weeks |
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Oncology |
2 weeks |
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Renal |
3 weeks |
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Spinal Cord Injury |
1 week |
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Surgery |
1 week |
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Community Rotations |
12 weeks total² |
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Primary Care/MOVE!/Cardiovascular Risk Reduction |
2 weeks |
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Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) |
2 weeks |
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Diabetes Self-Management Clinics |
2 weeks |
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Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) |
2 weeks |
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Primary Care/MOVE!/Eating Disorders |
2 weeks |
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Weight Management/MOVE!/Wellness/Women's Health |
2 weeks |
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Foodservice Systems Management |
8 weeks total² |
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Optional Rotation in Area of Choice [Enrichment] |
2 weeks total |
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Pediatric Affiliation |
1 week total |
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Staff Relief/Experience |
3 weeks total² |
¹There may be slight variations in the distribution of rotations due to staff assignments.
²Areas of supervised practice experience
