Dietetic Internship Information
*Please Note: UAA has been granted candidacy for accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics for an undergraduate DPD (Didactic Program in Dietetics). With this accreditation the UAA Dietetic Internship (DI) will be taking students directly from the DPD program and placing them into the internship. Starting in the fall of 2012 the UAA DI will not be accepting applications from outside of UAA. If a position opens information will be placed on the website. The UAA Dietetic Internship-accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) offers the supervised practice experience required by ACEND to sit for the Registered Dietitian (RD) exam. To apply to the internship, individuals must complete at least a bachelor's degree and ACEND-approved coursework requirements (Didactic Program in Dietetics). At this time UAA is accredited for five interns annually. The UAA Dietetic Internship is a full-time, 40 hour per week program that begins in the fall semester with graduation at the end of the spring semester. The student will complete a total of 15 graduate credit hours through attending a weekly seminar (2.5 hours) at UAA and completing their supervised experience. Upon successful completion of all parts of the dietetic internship, including all learning experiences and satisfactory evaluations from preceptors and the UAA Dietetic Internship Director, students will be given a Verification Statement showing completion of the internship. With the verification statement, graduates can apply to take the RD exam. Upon passing the RD exam, the graduate is eligible to apply for licensure in the state where they will work as a registered dietitian. UAA DI Concentration: Alaska Native Culture and the Alaska Healthcare Delivery System The competencies required for the concentration area in this program are primarily achieved through a three-week rural Alaska rotation (possible locations: Nome, Bethel, Sitka or Kotzebue). Interns rotate through many facilities in Anchorage and the surrounding area in addition to the rural rotation. Please note that it is not possible for all interns to rotate through the Alaska Native Medical Center or Southcentral Foundation. Interns should be aware of the highly diverse environment in this program: there are more than 200 registered Alaska Native tribes in Alaska and at least 96 languages spoken in Anchorage alone! Many University of Alaska Anchorage Certificate and Occupational Endorsement Certificate programs are defined as Gainful Employment programs for the purposes of student financial aid. Valuable information about these programs including program cost, graduation rates, job placement rates, student loan debt, and other important information can be found by viewing the Gainful Employment Disclosure form or by visiting the UAA Gainful Employment Disclosure website. Upon completion of this program, the graduate will be able to:
Interns in the UAA Dietetic Internship are eligible for financial aid (i.e. federal loans) through the UAA Financial Aid Office. The UAA Financial Aid website provides information on financial aid eligibility and loan deferment, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Scholarship page. |
Dietetic Internship
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