Program Goals and Outcome Measures

Goal 1: The dietetic internship will prepare interns to be competent for practice as entry-level dietitians

Eighty percent of interns will pass the RD exam the first time
Within twelve months of completion of the internship, 80% of graduates will secure employment in a dietetics related field or be enrolled in an advanced degree program
During the first year of employment, at least 80% of graduates will be ranked by employers as satisfactory or greater in professional knowledge and skills
Ninety percent of employed graduates will rate themselves as prepared or well prepared for their first dietetics related position

Ninety percent of individuals will complete the program within 18 months of admission
Twenty-five percent of graduates will apply skills as nutrition professionals in the Sacramento Valley area
Within one year of graduation, 80% of interns will have participated in professional development activities
Within a five-year period, at least 25% of UC Davis Medical Center Dietetic Internship graduates will become active members of the American Dietetic Association

Dietetic interns will independently present and lead a journal club discussion and receive an average rating of "3" or better on the evaluation
Dietetic interns will select, research, and present a formal case study on a patient with a complex medical condition and receive an average rating of "3" or better on the evaluation
Ninety percent of internship graduates will demonstrate that they can successfully work through complex problems and ideas (e.g. can think critically) with a rating of satisfactory or better
Ninety percent of employers will indicate that graduates can work through complex problems and ideas(e.g. can think critically) with a rating of satisfactory or better