KU Dietetic Internship Graduate Certificate Program
The area's leading academic medical center will prepare you for the Registered Dietitian Exam
- 100% of our graduates who took the exam in 2006 passed the first time!
- Over the past 5 years, our graduates' first-time pass rate is 93.8% (2002-2006).
- Over the past 10 years, our graduates' first time pass rate is 90.5% (1997-2006). In five of these years, 100% of our graduates passed the RD exam on the FIRST TIME!
What makes the KU Dietetic Internship Program unique?
Location in an academic medical center
Location in an urban setting that is a life science center
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Affiliations with over 45 healthcare institutions in the Kansas City area and beyond.
Individualization and flexibility in experiences
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Graduate credit that can apply to KU's Master of Science in dietetics and nutrition
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Pass rate on Registration exam
Our Philosophy
The goal of the University of Kansas Dietetic Internship Program is to produce registered dietitians with enhanced skills in nutrition therapy for health and education positions that will provide services for the citizens of Kansas, the region, the nation, and the world. The goals of our program are to:
Admit students with the desire and ability both to practice at an entry level and to perform graduate-level course work.
Conduct an efficient program that is individualized to meet the educational needs of students.
Train students to practice dietetics at the entry level and expose them to the advantages of a Master of Science in dietetics and nutrition.
Help students with appropriate career or education placement upon graduation.
The KU Dietetic Internship Program – At a Glance
The dietetic internship program has a nutrition therapy emphasis and consists of 1,000 hours of supervised practice experience in clinical nutrition, community nutrition, food and nutrition management, and a practice area of interest.
The program begins in late August and is completed by the end of July the following year.
There are more than 45 clinical education affiliations in the metropolitan Kansas City area and surrounding regions as well as opportunities for international experiences.
Dietetic internship program classes are scheduled on one week day for the fall and spring semesters.
Supervised practice experiences are scheduled 32 hours per week in the fall and spring semesters and from 24 to 40 hours per week for the practice area of interest experience during the summer session.
A graduate certificate from the University of Kansas is awarded at the end of the summer session after successful completion of the 24 hours of graduate credit.
Students are strongly encouraged to earn a Master of Science degree in dietetics and nutrition upon completion of the dietetic internship program. Degree-seeking students in the graduate certificate program may transfer 14 hours toward the master’s degree, which can be completed in two additional semesters and requires a total of 30 to 33 credit hours.
Rotations: Five (200 hours each)
Community Nutrition
Food and Nutrition Systems Management
Clinical Nutrition I
Clinical Nutrition II
Practice Area of Interest
– You design it to meet your learning and educational goals!
With each rotation, interns receive guidelines that describe the competencies to be achieved, as well as assignments and performance evaluations to be completed during the experience.
Interns are requested to list their top choices for clinical education facilities for rotations. Interns may also provide suggestions for clinical education facilities and preceptors to the Dietetic Internship Program Director.
Clinical Affiliations with the University of Kansas
We have affiliations with over 45 healthcare institutions in the Kansas City area and beyond.
They include: The University of Kansas Medical Center, Children’s Mercy Hospital, University of Kansas Weight Management and Energy Balance Lab, Developmental Disabilities Center at KUMC, VA Medical Center, HCA Hospitals, various health departments and public schools, and many others.
Accreditation Status
The University of Kansas Dietetic Internship Graduate Certificate program is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education, the American Dietetic Association, 120 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, (800) 877-1600, ext. 5400.
