The internship rotation courses are part of the credits required to complete the Coordinated Program. Rotations are completed in the student's geographical location.

Students must identify to the Clinical Coordinator, upon admission to the program, the registered dietitian (RD) who will serve as their preceptor throughout their internship experience. This person may be a supervisor at a current place of employment. A contract must be in place, even if the student will complete rotations at their place of employment, between UMDNJ-SHRP and the site(s) chosen prior to the start of internship rotations. The internship must be planned with the Clinical Coordinator six (6) months in advance of the start of rotations.

The clinical internship rotations have an emphasis in nutrition therapy and community nutrition. The requirements for the clinical rotations are:

NUTR 4609 Food Service Rotation* – (1 credit): 90 hours of internship in the area of food service.

NUTR 4619 Food Service Administration - (1 credit): 90 hours of internship in food service administration and management

NUTR 4629 Community and Food Security - (1 credit): 90 hours of conducting nutrition education in the community including those who are food insecure.

NUTR 4639 Obstetrics and Pediatrics- (1 credit): 90 hours of clinical nutrition competency in the areas of obstetrics and pediatrics.

NUTR 4649 Medicine and Surgery - (2 credits) 180 hours of clinical nutrition competency in the areas of medicine and surgery.

NUTR 4659 Diabetes and Renal - (2 credits) 180 hours of clinical nutrition competency in the areas of diabetes and renal.

NUTR 4669 Ambulatory Care/Outpatient and Rehabilitation - (1 credit) 90 hours of clinical nutrition competency in the areas of rehabilitation and ambulatory care.

NUTR 4679 ICU and Nutrition Support - (1 credit) 90 hours of clinical nutrition competency in the areas of ICU and nutrition support.

NUTR 4689 Staff Relief and Elective Rotation - (1 credit) 60 hours of staff relief as a clinical dietitian and 30 hours in an area of nutrition selected by the intern that may be but not limited to sports nutrition, bariatric surgery, eating disorders, business, industry and private practice.

NUTR 4699 Education and Development*  - (2 credits):  180 hours of clinical nutriton competency in the assessment, counseling, monitoring and management of pediatric, obstetric, ambulatory care/outpatients, medicine and surgery, rehabilitation and community patients.

NUTR 4800 Capstone Course - (1 credit). This course provides a review of foundation knowledge and skills gained throughout the Coordinated Program to prepare the student for the RD credentialling examination.

After the intern completes each of the dietetic internship rotations, he or she will provide a portfolio of evaluations, reports, case studies, lesson plans and any additional materials to provide proof of competency and earn academic credit.

Students may reduce the number of required dietetic internship hours through documented portfolio assessment based on prior work experience. A supervisor must be willing to attest to the students' competency through portfolio development.  A faculty member will provide final approval.

* Only for DTRs who did not graduate from an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited DTR program.