Rotations | Dietetic Internship | Dept. of Nutrition

Internship rotations

Three versatile rotations tailored to your interests and strengths, providing you with a comprehensive, accredited supervised practice experience led by dedicated preceptors in collaboration with other healthcare teams.

1,000 hours of planned experiences
Experience	Hours
Clinical rotation	560
Food service / management rotation	240
Community rotation	160
Alternative practice experiences	-
Orientation	24
Weekly Zoom meetings	16

Clinical rotation

Schedule:

15 weeks
560 hours

Your individual training schedule will be developed by the program director and site preceptors.

Features:

2 weeks of staff relief to practice entry-level responsibilities in an area of your interest

You'll:

Apply the nutrition care process
Navigate electronic health records
Increase in responsibility and patient interaction
Provide medical nutrition therapy interventions in acute-care settings

Food service / management rotation

Schedule:

6 weeks
240 hours

Your individual training schedule will be developed by the program director and site preceptors.

Features:

Quality improvement projects
In-service on hiring and training
In a hospital or large-size production setting

You'll:

Collaborate and practice leadership roles:

Food safety and sustainability
Problem solving and decision making
Menu development and procurement
Budgeting and financial analysis and application

Community rotation

Schedule:

4 weeks
160 hours

Your individual training schedule will be developed by the program director and site preceptors.

Features:

Includes two weeks at Nevada Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

You'll:

Spend two weeks focusing on an area of your interest:

Eating disorders
Sports or community nutrition
Diabetes or weight management
Infants and toddlers with disabilities

Additional training

Ethics | Diversity, equity and inclusion | Public policy | Multimedia patient education | Professional and presentation skills

Rotation sites

You'll enjoy unmatched outdoor recreation opportunities, vibrant communities sparkling with lights and abuzz with events, and over 300 days of sunshine a year during your rotations at our internship sites in Reno and Las Vegas.