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Total Concentration (Clinical or Customer Service): 4 weeks Total Clinical: 15 weeks Total Community: 6 weeks Total Food Service/Management: 12 weeks
Clinical Nutrition Block II
6 weeks
varies
includes parenteral feeding
Clinical Nutrition Block I
4 weeks
varies
charting, nutrition assessment, enteral feeding, interview and counseling skills
Diabetes
2 weeks
varies
Outpatient Dialysis
2 weeks
Pediatrics
1 week
Food Systems Core Rotation
4 weeks
one site
food production, purchasing, management, marketing and finance; scheduled for at least 3 to 4 weeks duration
Extended Care
3 weeks
nursing homes, assisted living centers
food service and nutrition therapy; drug interactions, hydration issues
Women's, Infants and Children (WIC)
1 week
WIC in either Indianapolis, Shelbyville or Franklin
Community Experience
1 week
varies
3 short-term experiences
Indianapolis Township Are Schools
2 weeks
school feeding, nutrition education
Community Clinics
2 weeks
Professional Development
3 days
professional meetings (i.e. FNCE)
Vacation
3 weeks
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's
Basic
Website Address: 224 Coleman Hall, 1140 W. Michigan St. City: Indianapolis State: IN Zip: 46202 Starting Date: Mid-August Length: 44 weeks Emphasis: Clinical or Customer Service Computer Matching: April Number Accepted: 16 Graduate Credits: 8
Applicants who completed their degrees more than five years ago must have taken an upper-level diet therapy course, intended for nutrition majors, within the last two years
Three months of professional-related work experience
Application Checklist
Dietetic Internship Application
ADA Dietetic Internship Program Application
typed or word-processed
include list of all work experience
Questionnaire
original, handwritten
included in packet
Letter of Recommendation (ADA Form)
From a nutrition and food professor
photocopies accepted; mailed directly to program
Letter of Recommendation (ADA Form)
From a food service systems professor
photocopies accepted; mailed directly to program
Letter of Recommendation (ADA Form)
From a work supervisor
photocopies accepted; mailed directly to program
Official Transcripts
From all colleges and universities attended
Be sure that last term and transfer grades are included
Verification Statement or Declaration of Intent to Complete
GRE Scores
Finishing Touches
everything in one envelope except letters of recommendation
Application Fee
$50 paid to Indiana University by Check
Dietetic Internship Application Deadline
2010/02/17
Dietetic Internship Application Mailed
Jacquelynn O'Palka, Ph.D., Director, Nutrition & Dietetics Department, Coleman Hall 224, 1140 West Michigan
Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5119
Financial Planning
Tuition and Fees
Activity Fee: $216.95
Athletic Fee: $77.14
General Service Fee: $40.00
Technology Fee: 461.16
International Student Visa Processing Fee: $125.00
Tuition (non-resident): $23,307
Tuition (resident): $7,780.40
Room and Board
Housing: $500-600/month (plus utilities)
Transportation
Parking: $165/year
Transportation: ~$3,000.00
Car (insurance, license): varies
Insurance
Malpractice Insurance: Provided
Financial Aid
Financial Aid: available
Scholarship ($500): available
Other
American Dietetic Association Student Membership: $49.00
Note
Financial information is an estimate and subject to change
What is your best application advice to applicants of this program?
My IUPUI application was short and did not require an interview. I answered the questions honestly and from the heart, highlighting my strengths, and was told after I was accepted that I had \"unique interests\" that were remembered.
What is your best application advice to applicants of this program?
Just do a complete job.
What is your best application advice to applicants of this program?
Personal statement should be written to make you stand out from others and display that you have done everything you can throughout undergraduate studies to gain experience in the field of dietetics (variety of classes, volunteering, employment, teaching assistantship, clubs/organizations, etc).
What is your best application advice to applicants of this program?
The experience was very good. I was provided a lot of good information.
What is your best application advice to applicants of this program?
Answer questions honestly, note your strengths, and focus on how your personal goals can be met by participating in that particular program. Also, note the areas in which you want to grow in relation to what the program offers.
What is your best application advice to applicants of this program?
If you have ANY food experience or volunteer experience, no matter how insignificant you think it might be...ITS NOT! List absolutely everything relavant!
What is your best application advice to applicants of this program?
Need to have responsibility experience. Ex. being a manager or supervisor somewhere, in charge of cash handling or scheduling, time management skills.
What is your best application advice to applicants of this program?
Read directions carefully when filling out the application & everything that goes with it. Always have a safety net (apply to more schools than you think you might need to when applying for out of state, competitive programs.
What is your best application advice to applicants of this program?
They look for strong grades in science/dietetic course work and for the ability to juggle multiple things at one time. So if they see you have worked or volunteered during school, they would like that.
What is your best application advice to applicants of this program?
Make sure to ask a lot of questions about how the experience will go and find someone from a previous class and ask them a lot of questions also.
What is your best application advice to applicants of this program?
Be honest with your answers and use proper grammar.
What is your best application advice to applicants of this program?
Need to have responsibility experience. Ex. being a manager or supervisor somewhere, in charge of cash handling or scheduling, time management skills.
What is your best application advice to applicants of this program?
Need to have responsibility experience. Ex. being a manager or supervisor somewhere, in charge of cash handling or scheduling, time management skills.
What is your best application advice to applicants of this program?
For Distance Program Interns Only: Comment on doing a distance program.
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For Distance Program Interns Only: Comment on doing a distance program.
For Distance Program Interns Only: Comment on doing a distance program.
For Distance Program Interns Only: Comment on doing a distance program.
For Distance Program Interns Only: Comment on doing a distance program.
For Distance Program Interns Only: Comment on doing a distance program.
For Distance Program Interns Only: Comment on doing a distance program.
For Distance Program Interns Only: Comment on doing a distance program.
For Distance Program Interns Only: Comment on doing a distance program.
For Distance Program Interns Only: Comment on doing a distance program.
For Distance Program Interns Only: Comment on doing a distance program.
For Distance Program Interns Only: Comment on doing a distance program.
Did the internship have any perks compared to other internships?
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Did the internship have any perks compared to other internships?
Did the internship have any perks compared to other internships?
Did the internship have any perks compared to other internships?
Did the internship have any perks compared to other internships?
Did the internship have any perks compared to other internships?
Did the internship have any perks compared to other internships?
Did the internship have any perks compared to other internships?
Did the internship have any perks compared to other internships?
Did the internship have any perks compared to other internships?
Did the internship have any perks compared to other internships?
Did the internship have any perks compared to other internships?
Did the internship have any perks compared to other internships?
Did the internship have any perks compared to other internships?
What was the workload like?
11+ hours out of class per week.
We were required to research and present a Grand Rounds seminar, write a grant proposal, study for 1-3 weekly quizzes, complete whatever additional reading/research/work was required by our rotation preceptor, and complete case studies.
What was the workload like?
A 45 minute research presentation, a twenty page research proposal project, and various homework assignments.
What was the workload like?
Grand Rounds Seminar presentation: 45-60 minutes powerpoint presentation on any nutrition related topic you wanted. Mine was "Glycemic Control in the Critically Ill" Research proposal: grant proposal and development of an entire research project
What was the workload like?
A professional powerpoint presentation to fellow dietitians in the area, and also a research proposal, that could be used for grant application.
What was the workload like?
A research proposal, a presentation on a nutrition topic, planning a health fair with the entire class.
What was the workload like?
I had to participate in a hospitals health fair on one Saturday during my foodservice rotation.
What was the workload like?
Health fairs
What was the workload like?
Request for Proposal Ground Round (an hour presentation about a current topic in dietetics) Homework, tests, quizzes every week
What was the workload like?
One hour seminar given to health professionals on an area of research. "Request for Proposal" to conduct a research project. Weekly quizzes. Put on a health fair.
What was the workload like?
We were required to research a subject then present an hour long lecture for the class and anyone else who wanted to attend. We also had to create a mock up of a grant, including budget, etc. and present it.
What was the workload like?
Each intern had to do an hour long seminar on a hot topic in nutrition. The question had to be researched and presented to the entire class and sometimes outside preceptors. We had to do a GI presentation with partners to teach our classmates about a section of the GI tract.
What was the workload like?
Health fairs
What was the workload like?
Health fairs
What was the workload like?
We were required at the end of the year to write and RFP, and give a presentation on the reasearch behind it. We also had to teach a part of the digestive tract in groups of two to the internship class.
Describe your rotations and other professional experiences (field trips, seminars, workshops or professional conferences).
Clinicals were a definite learning experience. I completed my first block at a small hospital catering to pregnant women, and my second block was done at a large teaching hospital in the heart of the city. I enjoyed the diverse experiences and experienced different styles of charting, management, patient care, education, and patients themselves.
Describe your rotations and other professional experiences (field trips, seminars, workshops or professional conferences).
Describe your rotations and other professional experiences (field trips, seminars, workshops or professional conferences).
Describe your rotations and other professional experiences (field trips, seminars, workshops or professional conferences).
Describe your rotations and other professional experiences (field trips, seminars, workshops or professional conferences).
Describe your rotations and other professional experiences (field trips, seminars, workshops or professional conferences).
Describe your rotations and other professional experiences (field trips, seminars, workshops or professional conferences).
Describe your rotations and other professional experiences (field trips, seminars, workshops or professional conferences).
Describe your rotations and other professional experiences (field trips, seminars, workshops or professional conferences).
Describe your rotations and other professional experiences (field trips, seminars, workshops or professional conferences).
Describe your rotations and other professional experiences (field trips, seminars, workshops or professional conferences).
Describe your rotations and other professional experiences (field trips, seminars, workshops or professional conferences).
Describe your rotations and other professional experiences (field trips, seminars, workshops or professional conferences).
Describe your rotations and other professional experiences (field trips, seminars, workshops or professional conferences).
Describe where you lived during the internship and how you found housing.
I lived in Broadripple, IN, which was ideal for my rotations. My house was situated 15 minutes from campus and 10 minutes from the freeway, which was convenient for the rotations in other parts of the city.
Describe where you lived during the internship and how you found housing.
Describe where you lived during the internship and how you found housing.
Describe where you lived during the internship and how you found housing.
Describe where you lived during the internship and how you found housing.
Describe where you lived during the internship and how you found housing.
Describe where you lived during the internship and how you found housing.
Describe where you lived during the internship and how you found housing.
Describe where you lived during the internship and how you found housing.
Describe where you lived during the internship and how you found housing.
Describe where you lived during the internship and how you found housing.
Describe where you lived during the internship and how you found housing.
Describe where you lived during the internship and how you found housing.
Describe where you lived during the internship and how you found housing.
Why did you choose to apply to this program?
The stand out factor that drew me to the IUPUI program was their rotation schedule. As an intern, I rotated through 12 different cites (hospitals, clinics, long term care facilities, community practices, schools, etc) and had the benefit of working with a multitude of different personalities and management styles. Through my different preceptors and rotations, I had the chance to see how I learned best and what environment was most conducive to me providing the best patient care possible, as well as exposing me to a myriad of patients. I am now an RD working in home health in California and feel that I am well prepared for my job because I am comfortable and confident interacting with patients from a variety of backgrounds.
Why did you choose to apply to this program?
I didn't originally apply. I got it on the second match.
Why did you choose to apply to this program?
Concentration of food service management and clinical nutrition in addition to a wide range of rotations that would really let me get a taste of the different sectors in which a dietitian can be employed.
Why did you choose to apply to this program?
Location and the possibilities of working in a large area. The program provides a lot of unique opportunities.
Why did you choose to apply to this program?
The program seemed to provide opportunities to have mentoring and seemed as though the directors would provide guidance. Also the program was somewhat close to home. At the time, that was important to me.
Why did you choose to apply to this program?
I loved the Indianapolis area. Downtown is fantastic! Clean and fun! Much diversity! Great city layout, easy to commute. Not to mention all of the fun festivities that accompany the Indianapolis Colts, the Indy 500 and the Brickyard. I knew that not only does Indianapolis have a great healthcare system (Clarian Health Systems, the VA, and St. Vincent), that whatever down time I might have, could be enjoyed in this city. IU has the internship, a Pediatric Nutrition Fellowship (one of only 2 in the country), and Masters program. The internship was comprised of graduate courses that can be applied to the masters (same as w/ the fellowship).
Why did you choose to apply to this program?
I could live at home and save by in-state tuition.
Why did you choose to apply to this program?
IU was the last choice out of 7 on my list. I only put it on there because it was located in Indiana.
Why did you choose to apply to this program?
More than anything, the location. I wanted to be in a city large enough to get exposure to more critically ill patients.
Why did you choose to apply to this program?
It was closer to home.
Why did you choose to apply to this program?
It was well-rounded as we did rotations in most areas-pediatrics, renal, food service, clinical, diabetes, and general research. I had heard that the the program was tough, but it graduated good dietitians.
Why did you choose to apply to this program?
I could live at home and save by in-state tuition.
Why did you choose to apply to this program?
I could live at home and save by in-state tuition.
Why did you choose to apply to this program?
I chose this program mostly due to location. It was close to friends and family. I also chose it because it had a really good variety of activities, and wasn't heavy on foodservice or clinical since I wasn't sure what aspect I wanted to go into.
For Graduate Program Interns Only: Comment on combining your graduate work with your internship.
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For Graduate Program Interns Only: Comment on combining your graduate work with your internship.
For Graduate Program Interns Only: Comment on combining your graduate work with your internship.
For Graduate Program Interns Only: Comment on combining your graduate work with your internship.
For Graduate Program Interns Only: Comment on combining your graduate work with your internship.
For Graduate Program Interns Only: Comment on combining your graduate work with your internship.
For Graduate Program Interns Only: Comment on combining your graduate work with your internship.
For Graduate Program Interns Only: Comment on combining your graduate work with your internship.
For Graduate Program Interns Only: Comment on combining your graduate work with your internship.
For Graduate Program Interns Only: Comment on combining your graduate work with your internship.
For Graduate Program Interns Only: Comment on combining your graduate work with your internship.
For Graduate Program Interns Only: Comment on combining your graduate work with your internship.
For Graduate Program Interns Only: Comment on combining your graduate work with your internship.
For Graduate Program Interns Only: Comment on combining your graduate work with your internship.
Why did you choose to apply to this program?
What is your best application advice to applicants of this program?
Describe where you lived during the internship and how you found housing.
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