Program Overview
Our Dietetic Internship Program has provided interns with academic excellence in a clinical setting since 1953. We are very proud of our graduates. Over the past five years, 90 percent of our graduates have passed the registration exam on their first attempt. Additionally, many of our graduates have completed advanced degrees.
Accreditation
The Dietetic Internship Program is currently granted accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association:
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
Phone: (312) 899-0040, ext. 5400
Mission
The mission of the Dietetic Internship Program is "to stimulate the continuous development of technical knowledge, personal skills, initiative, and intellectual curiosity of dietetic students." This mission reflects the mission of the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, which is "to provide safe, high quality health care; to educate the next generation of health professionals; to conduct research to discover new methods of treatment and prevention; and to provide education and outreach services to the community" and the philosophy of the Clinical Nutrition Services Department, which focuses on provision of individualized nutrition care for patients, appropriate follow-up care upon discharge and continuing education of employees and dietetic interns.
Goals
- To prepare entry level dietitians for a variety of positions in dietetics
- To prepare entry level dietitians that meet the nutrition therapy competencies.
- To encourage the development and preparation of strong leaders in dietetics
- To encourage the achievement of an advanced degree by graduates
Outcome
- Program completion rate: 100 percent
- Passage rate on RD examination: 90 percent
- Graduates seeking employment or graduate education placement in six months: 95 percent
- Graduates to attend graduate school in five years: 27 percent
- Preparation of leaders in profession (participation rate): 55 percent
- Students achieve satisfactory rating on all entry-level competencies: 100 percent
- Students achieve satisfactory rating on all nutrition therapy competencies: 100 percent