Life in West Palm Beach
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WPB VA HCS DI training environment encompasses multiple areas and Services where interns will be trained. In our catchment area, we provide a full range of patient care services, as well as comprehensive medical education and residency programs and limited research. The System serves approximately 60,000 veterans throughout South Florida with its main facility in West Palm Beach (Thomas H. Corey VAMC), two VA-operated clinics in Delray Beach and Port St Lucie and five contractor-operated CBOCs in Boca Raton, Fort Pierce, Okeechobee, Stuart, and Vero Beach. Services offered include primary care, emergency care, long-term care, medicine and subspecialties, surgery and subspecialties, mental health, physical medicine and rehabilitation, imaging, telemedicine, dentistry, hemodialysis, comprehensive Cancer Center and geriatrics and extended care including hospice and palliative care. It is also a design site for the VA’s Whole Health program. We have 333 operating beds that includes 120 bed community living center (nursing home) 13 -bed visually impaired Blind Rehabilitation center that services the southeast region of the US, 60 bed domiciliary and six community-based outpatient clinics.
Steps for becoming a RDN include:
- obtaining a Master’s degree and a verification statement from one of the following types of ACEND-accredited programs: Dietetic Internship (DI), an Individualized Supervised Practice program (ISPP), a Coordinated Program (CP) or Graduate Program (GP), all of which provide the required 1000 hours of supervised practice.
- Dietetic Internships require a DPD verification statement from an ACEND-accredited DPD program for admission. Most DIs require completion of a Master’s degree prior to admission, although some allow the Master’s to be in progress as long as it will be completed by the end of the DI.
- ISPPs have two audiences: individuals with a doctoral degree who want to complete 1000 hours of supervised practice to become and RDN or graduates of a DPD program who did not match with a DI program. Refer to the ACEND program directory to identify these programs.
- CPs may be at the undergraduate or graduate level and meet both DPD supervised practice requirements.
- GPs may require a DPD verification statement or may simply have prerequisite course requirements for admission. These programs include a graduate degree and 1000 hours of supervised practice.
- Pass the Registration Examination for Registered Dietitians, a national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
- Obtaining licensure or certification, if the state in which you will be working requires licensure or certification.
Participate in ongoing continuing education to maintain your RDN credential and to stay-up to date on the latest research, recommendations, and best practices.
Prior Learning Credit The West Palm Beach VA HCS Dietetic Internship does not accept, nor will it award credit for prior learning experiences such as coursework or supervised practice hours completed prior to the intern application to the program.
Living in West Palm Beach
Located in South Florida on the Atlantic coast, West Palm Beach is part of the Miami Metropolitan area and is home to over 120,932 people. Most famous for its palm-lined streets, exciting nightlife, fun entertainment, unique cultural attractions, luxurious shopping areas, and abundance of outdoor recreation activities, it is no secret that West Palm Beach is worth visiting and moving to.
Located in Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach is an hour and a half from Miami, an hour from Fort Lauderdale, and 32 minutes from Boca Raton, FL. Considered one of the best places to live in Florida and one of South Florida's most popular vacation destinations, more and more young professionals and families are moving to the area. Offering plenty of senior living options and a lively urban city center, West Palm Beach is an excellent place for all age groups.
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WPB VA HCS DI training environment encompasses multiple areas and Services where interns will be trained. In our catchment area, we provide a full range of patient care services, as well as comprehensive medical education and residency programs, and limited research. The System serves approximately 60,000 veterans throughout South Florida with its main facility in West Palm Beach (Thomas H. Corey VAMC), two VA-operated clinics in Delray Beach and Port St Lucie, and five contractor-operated CBOCs in Boca Raton, Fort Pierce, Okeechobee, Stuart, and Vero Beach. Services offered include primary care, emergency care, long-term care, medicine and subspecialties, surgery and subspecialties, mental health, physical medicine and rehabilitation, imaging, telemedicine, dentistry, hemodialysis, comprehensive Cancer Center and geriatrics, and extended care including hospice and palliative care. It is also a design site for the VA’s Whole Health program. We have 333 operating beds that include 120 beds community living center (nursing home), a 13-bed visually impaired Blind Rehabilitation center that services the southeast region of the US, 60 beds domiciliary, and six community-based outpatient clinics.
