Memphis VA Medical Center
Program Intro
Schedule and Curriculum:
The VA Memphis Dietetic internship provides approximately 1340 hours of supervised practice rotations in clinical dietetics, food service management and community nutrition. The Memphis VA internship will provide a focus on medical nutrition therapy utilizing the nutrition care process with a concentration in Ambulatory Care. Interns will provide nutritional care in a variety of settings within the VA system including primary care, surgical and medicine wards, outpatient nutrition clinics and home based primary care as well as being exposed to a variety of settings in the community. Also included in the internship year are 80 hours of didactic classes, 40 hours of professional training and up to 144 hours of vacation/federal holidays. Our interns will become members of local nutrition organizations such as the Memphis Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as well as experience the legislative process of the Tennessee Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Our goal is to produce leaders in the field of dietetics. The internship program is a full-time program and awards a certificate upon completion.
Orientation
The first two weeks of the internship will be spent in orientation. The first week will include a general orientation to the Memphis VA Medical Center. The second week will be a more specialized orientation to computerized charting, departmental procedures and utilizing the nutrition care process. Every intern will have about 40 hours of supervised experience weekly. Interspersed throughout the internship will be class days and guest lecturers that will be in addition to the 1340 hours of supervised practice.
Completion Requirements for the Memphis VA Dietetic Internship
The VAMC Memphis Dietetic Internship program is a total of 40 weeks. A minimum of 1200 hours of supervised practice are required for completion of this internship program. Additional projects will be assigned to enhance the program content and will be mandatory for program completion. Upon satisfactory completion of the internship program, a VA Certificate of Program Completion and the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) Verification Statement will be awarded. Interns are NOT given credit for any hours of prior learning or professional experience outside the dietetic internship.
To Arrange a visit:
Please contact:
Jackie Roos MS, RD, CDE, LDN
Memphis VA Dietetic Internship Open House
Dietetic Internship Director/120
1030 Jefferson Ave
Memphis, TN 38104
Email: Jacqueline.roos@va.gov
Phone: (901) 523-8990 ext 7337 or 568
December 16, 2016
11am-1:00pm
Nutrition Conference Room CW267
Call (901) 523-8990 ext. 5683 with questions or to RSVP
Credentialing Process to Become a Registered Dietitian
- Complete a minimum of a bachelor's degree at a U.S. regionally accredited university or college and course work accredited or approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).
- Completed a ACEND-accredited supervised practice program. Successful completion of the Memphis VA Dietetic Internship provides the intern with a verification statement issued by ACEND which allows the intern to take the National Registration Exam. Upon successful completion of the exam, the intern is officially designated as a Registered Dietitian. The Dietetic Internship must provide at least 1200 hours of supervised practice experiences to meet the Competencies/Learning Outcomes defined for entry-level practice as a registered dietitian.
- Passed a national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). For more information regarding the examination, refer to CDR's website at www.cdrnet.org.*
- Complete continuing professional educational requirements to maintain registration.
Optional University of Alabama/VAMC Dietetic Internship online MS in Human Nutrition
The VA Memphis has a partnership with the University of Alabama for an optional online masters of science in Health Environmental Sciences (Human Nutrition). Read an overview including course, options, credit hours, contact information and tuition costs at www.nhm.ches.ua.edu/human-nutrition.html. Applicants interested in pursuing an online master's degree at University of Alabama will need to apply to the graduate school after acceptance to the Memphis VA Dietetic Internship Program.
Optional University of Memphis/VAMC Dietetic Internship MS in Clinical Nutrition
The VA Memphis has a partnership with the University of Memphis for an optional program for a masters of science degree in clinical nutrition. Read an overview, including course options, credit hours, and contact information at www.memphis.edu/SHS/programs. Applicants interested in pursing a masters degree at University of Memphis will need to apply to the graduate school after acceptance to teh Memphis VA Dietetic Internship Program.
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