Program Information
Dietetic Internship Rotations
Orientation
The official start date of the UC Davis Medical Center Dietetic Internship Program is the final Monday in August each year. The first week of the program is called Orientation Week.
During Orientation Week dietetic interns are introduced to the UC Davis Medical Center campus, program preceptors and fellow dietetic interns. The primary purpose of Orientation Week is to educate dietetic interns about program expectations, policies and procedures and to provide dietetic interns with baseline medical nutrition therapy education.
Dietetic Interns can expect to receive individual rotation schedules for the year during the final afternoon session of Orientation Week.
Clinical Nutrition
Dietetic Interns will spend 20-25 weeks in inpatient clinical nutrition rotations. Experiences will most likely include, but are not limited to the following specialty areas:
| General Medicine | Diabetes |
| Cardiology/Cardio-Thoracic Surgery | Rehabilitation |
| Neurology | Oncology |
| Surgery | Transplant |
| Trauma | Burn |
| Obstetrics | General Pediatrics (3 Weeks) |
| Neonatal | Adult/Pediatric Critical Care (3 Weeks each) |
Ambulatory/Community Nutrition
Dietetic Interns will spend approximately 12 weeks in outpatient clinical nutrition rotations. Experiences will most likely include, but are not limited to the following specialty areas:
Oncology/Hospice |
Preventative Cardiology |
| Renal and Liver Transplant | Bariatric Surgery |
| Adult/Pediatric Infectious Disease | Adult/Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis |
| Adult/Pediatric Nephrology | Adult/Pediatric Endocrine |
| Pediatric Gastrointestinal | Pediatric Cardiology |
| Pediatric Feeding Clinic | Lactation/High Risk Obstetrics |
| Community Project | Supplemental Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) |
Food Service/Management
Dietetic Interns will spend approximately 8 weeks in food service/management rotations. Experiences will most likely include, but are not limited to the following specialty areas:
| Patient Services | Clinical Nutrition |
| Diet Office/Diet Kitchen | Procurement |
| Production | Retail/Cafeteria |
| Multilple Projects relating to Management Functions |
Research
Dietetic Interns will spend a minimum of one week with a registered dietitian working in one of the two Clinical Research Centers associated with the UC Davis Health System.
Staff Relief
Dietetic Interns will spend 4 weeks at the end of the program year in staff relief. Areas in which dietetic interns are assigned include clinical nutrition, ambulatory nutrition and/or food service management.
Elective
The final week of the program year is reserved to allow each dietetic intern time in an area of individual interest. Each dietetic intern can choose to visit an area of the profession not yet explored or spend more time in an area already visited.
Vacation
Dietetic Interns receive one week of vacation at the end of December each year. Time off varies between dietetic interns as each will be assigned to work one of the following holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year's.