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List of Dietetic Internships

Updated: Dec 25, 2018

There are numerous available dietetic internships in every state! Each varies in what they offer the student, and one may better suit your needs compared to another. The following is a list of dietetic internships sorted by state. Some internships listed here are available to apply to but are not found on the the EatRight list of dietetic internships.

Note: Just because an internship program is shorter than another doesn't necessarily mean less work required. It may mean more work packed into less time. While a longer internship may mean more time for enriching experiences you can build a career on. Even still, shorter programs have the benefit of graduating sooner.


Hint: To easily find which programs that offer a "stipend", a "graduate degree", or offers a "part time" program. Click Ctrl + F, and search for these key terms.


ALASKA

University of Alaska Anchorage

Internship - 9 months

Emphasis: Alaska Native Culture and Health Care


ALABAMA

Samford University

Internship - 16 months; graduate degree available

Emphasis: Community and Public Health Nutrition Education


University of Alabama at Birmingham

Graduate degree + Internship Emphasis: Medical Nutrition Therapy


Oakwood University

Internship - 10 months

Emphasis: Medical Nutrition Therapy


ARKANSAS

University of Central Arkansas

Graduate degree + Internship

Emphasis: Community Nutrition


University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Veteran Affairs

Internship - 10 months

Emphasis: Medical Nutrition Therapy & Management

Stipend available


ARIZONA

Arizona State University - Veteran Affairs

Graduate degree + Internship; 16 months

OR Internship only - 9 months

Emphasis: Research, Wellness


Maricopa County Department of Public Health

Internship - 10 months (full time) or 12 months (part time)

Emphasis: Community


Southwestern Dietetic Internship

Internship - 11 months

Emphasis: American Indian-Alaskan Native Nutrition


Banner University Medical Center Tuscan

Internship - 8 months

Emphasis: Medical Nutrition Therapy


Carondelet Health Network

Internship - 11 months

Emphasis: Clinical Nutrition


Tucson Medical Center

Internship

Emphasis: Clinical Nutrition with Community Service


CALIFORNIA

Department of State Hospitals - Atascadero

Internship - 10 months

Emphasis: Mental Health Nutrition

Stipend available


Clinica Sierra Vista

Internship - 11 months

Emphasis: Community Nutrition

Must be WIC employee of Clinical Sierra Vista


Nutrition Ink

Internship - 10 months

Emphasis: Medical Nutrition Therapy


California State University - Chico

Internship - 9 months

Emphasis: Nutrition Education


California State University - Fresno

Internship - 10 months

Emphasis: Culturally Competent Health Promotion


Golden Gate

Internship

Emphasis: Community Nutrition Project


Public Health Foundation Enterprises

Internship - 12 months

Must be WIC employee of PHFE


California State University - Long Beach

Graduate degree + Internship; 24 months

Emphasis: Nutrition Across the Lifespan


Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Internship - 11 months (full time) and 22 months (part time)

Emphasis: Pediatrics, Maternal, Child, Developmental Disabilities

Stipend available


Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System - Veteran Affairs

Graduate degree + Internship; 24 months

OR Internship only - 10 months

Emphasis: Nutrition Therapy

Stipend available


Department of State Hospitals - Napa

Internship - 11 months

Emphasis: Mental Health Nutrition

Stipend available


California State University - Northridge

Internship - 10 months

Graduate degree available

Emphasis: Community, Nutrition Therapy


Central Valley WIC

Internship - 10 months

Beginning 2020, graduate degree available through Sage College online + Internship; 32 months

Emphasis: Community

Can be either a WIC employee or not


Patton State Hospital

Internship - 11 months

Emphasis: Mental Health Nutrition

Stipend available


California State Polytechnic University

Internship - 10 months

Emphasis: Medical Nutrition Therapy


California State University - Sacramento

Internship - 10 months

Emphasis: Public Policy, Health Promotion


UC Davis Medical Center

Internship - 12 months

Emphasis: Clinical Nutrition


San Diego WIC

Internship - 15 months

Emphasis: Community Nutrition Management

Must be California WIC employee


UC San Diego Health

Internship - 10 months

Emphasis: Nutrition Therapy


San Diego - Veteran Affairs

Internship - 10 months

Emphasis: Medical Nutrition Therapy


San Francisco State University

Internship - 11 months

Emphasis: Medical Nutrition Therapy


University of California - San Francisco Medical Center

Internship - 12 months

Emphasis: Nutrition Therapy

Stipend available


San Jose State University

Internship - 7 months (full time) and 13 months (part time)

Graduate degree available

Emphasis: Management


California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Internship - 10 months

Emphasis: Wellness Promotion


COLORADO

Children's Hospital Colorado

Internship - 10 months

Emphasis: Adult Acute Care, Pediatrics


Penrose - St. Francis Hospital

Internship - 10 months

Emphasis: Medical Nutrition Therapy


University of Northern Colorado

Graduate degree + Internship; >28 months

OR Internship 9 months (full time) and 15 months (part time)

Emphasis: Management, Nutrition Education and Counseling


Tri-County Health Department

Internship - 9 months

Emphasis: Public Health, Community Nutrition


CONNECTICUT

Western Connecticut Health Network

Internship - 9 months

Emphasis: Medical Nutrition Therapy


Yale-New Haven Hospital

Internship - 11 months

Graduate degree available

Emphasis: Clinical, Nutrition Support


University of Connecticut

Internship - 10 months

Emphasis: Urban Issues


University of St Joseph

Internship - 9 months

Emphasis: Community and Wellness


DELAWARE

University of Delaware

Internship - 8 months

Graduate degree available

Emphasis: Community Nutrition

Distance option: Can choose own preceptors


FLORIDA

Bay Pines Healthcare System - Veteran Affairs

Graduate degree + Internship; 20 months

Emphasis: Nutrition Therapy

Stipend available


Keiser University

Graduate degree + Distance internship - 11 months

Emphasis: Community Nutrition


University of Florida

Graduate degree + Internship; 25 months

Emphasis: Education and Wellness


Mayo Clinic - Florida

Internship - 8 months

Emphasis: Clinical Nutrition


University of North Florida

Graduate degree + Internship; 16 months

Emphasis: Applied Evidence-Based Practice


Florida International University

Internship - 8 months

Emphasis: Research


Florida Department of Health - Pasco County

Internship - 9 months (full time) and 12 months (part time)

Emphasis: Community

Primarily for Florida WIC employees but will consider others


Florida Hospital

Internship - 9 months

Emphasis: Clinical Dietetics


Sarasota School District

Internship - 10 months

Emphasis: Food System Management


Larkin Community Hospital

Internship - 8 months (both on site and distance internship available)

Emphasis: Clinical Nutrition

Computer matches both Spring and Fall


Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Internship - 9 months

Emphasis: School Food Service and Child Nutrition

Stipend available


Florida State University

Graduate degree + Internship; 24 months

Emphasis: Clinical Nutrition, Sports Nutrition


Anne Brezina - Veteran Affairs

Internship - 11 months

Emphasis: Applied Evidence-Based Practice

Stipend available


University of South Florida

Graduate degree + Internship; 20 months

Emphasis: Public Health, Community Nutrition


GEORGIA

University of Georgia

Graduate degree + Internship; 25 months

Emphasis: Community Intervention and Research, Medical Nutrition Therapy

Stipend available


Emory University Hospital

Internship - 9 months

Emphasis: Nutrition Therapy


Georgia Department of Public Health

Internship - 12 months

Emphasis: Community Nutrition

Must be employee of Georgia Department of Public Health


Augusta University

Graduate degree + Internship; 21 months

Emphasis: Clinical Nutrition


Life University

Internship - 10 months

Graduate degree available

Emphasis: Clinical Nutrition


Southern Regional Medical Center

Internship - 10 months

Emphasis: Medical Nutrition Therapy


Morrison Healthcare

Distance Internship - 9 months (full time) and 13 months (part time)

Emphasis: Clinical Nutrition, Food System Management, Long Term Care

Distance Option: Can use Morrison preceptors in your area


Georgia Southern University

Internship - 12 months

Emphasis: Community and School Nutrition


IOWA

Iowa State University

Distance Internship - 6 months

Emphasis: Technology in Health Promotion

Computer matching in both Spring and Fall

Option of spending 4 weeks in Ghana

Distance Option: Can choose own preceptors


University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics

Graduate degree + Internship

Emphasis: Medical Nutrition Therapy