Dietetic Internship Goals and Objectives

Program Purpose

The MetroHealth Medical Center Dietetic Internship Program is designed to provide a learning experience that prepares the Intern to respond to the versatile demands of the dietetics profession.

The program is based on the philosophy that the development of professional competency is contingent upon mastering the skills of problem solving and decision making through evidence-based practice and a quest for excellence. In addition, the program strives to give the Intern the necessary guidance and resources for future professional growth.

It is the intention of the program to train the Dietetic Intern to become an entry-level generalist Dietitian. This is achieved during our Dietetic Internship Program with a concentration in Clinical Dietetics.

Program Goals and Objectives

The goal of the program is to enable the Dietetic Intern to develop the knowledge, attitude and skills needed to become an entry-level Dietitian.

Upon completion of this program, the Intern must possess a sound knowledge of food and nutrition, quantitative food production, biological sciences, pathophysiology of disease, and be able to act in a variety of capacities in clinical, administrative, and community settings.

The outcome measurements of our program goals are:

1. Program graduates will be prepared to become competent entry-level Registered Dietitians.
   • At least 80% of program graduates take the CDR credentialing exam for dietitian nutritionists within 12 months of program completion
   • The program’s one-year pass rate (graduates who pass the registration exam within one year of first attempt) on the CDR credentialing exam for dietitian nutritionists is at least 80%
   • Of graduates who seek employment, 80% are employed in a dietetics related field within 12 months of graduation
   • 85% of entry level graduate supervisors that can be contacted will rate our Interns to be excellent or good in their job performance
   • At least 85% of graduates responding to post-graduate survey will agree that they were adequately prepared for an entry-level position in dietetics.
2. Program graduates will complete the internship program in a timely manner.
   • At least 80% of interns who enter the program will complete it within 15 months (150% program length)

Program outcomes data are available on request.

Resources

• Dietetic Internship Policies