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Dietetic Internship Program

The Stony Brook University Dietetic Internship Program offers two tracks, On-site and Distance, and is sponsored by the School of Medicine. The program has an emphasis in clinical nutrition therapy.

Mission and Goals

The mission of the Dietetic Internship Program is to prepare entry-level registered dietitian nutritionists to have a positive impact on health care delivery, health promotion, and the dietetics profession through the provision of high-quality medical nutrition therapy, the management of high-quality food service systems, and/or the implementation of high-quality health promotion programs.

The goals of the Stony Brook University Dietetic Internship Program are:

• Goal 1: The program will prepare graduates to perform at entry-level through the completion of a variety of high-quality rotations, especially in clinical nutrition therapy, in a timely fashion.
• Goal 2: Graduates will think critically and attain life-long learning skills so as to positively impact nutrition practices and the profession.

Accreditation

The Dietetic Internship Program at Stony Brook Medicine, at State University of New York, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Admission Requirements

Applicants are required to have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, a preferred minimum grade point average of 3.0, and an Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics verification statement of completion for a didactic program and a master’s Degree.

On-Site Track

Rotations

• Clinical Rotations
  • 5 weeks of outpatient rotation at Stony Brook University Hospital
  • 11 weeks of nutrition therapy rotation at Stony Brook University Hospital or an affiliated hospital
  • 4 weeks long term care
  • 64 hour longitudinal research rotation
• 5 weeks of public health nutrition rotation including work at Family, Population and Preventive Medicine and WIC
• 7 weeks of food service rotation including 4 weeks food service management and 3 weeks school foodservice
• 3 week elective rotation
• 1 week virtual renal rotation

Required Activities/Coursework

• 68 hours of Orientation and Seminar
• 1 week RD examination review

Distance Track

Rotations

• Nutrition Therapy: 600 hours - 2 sites required
• Food Service Management: 150 hours
• Community Nutrition: 262.5 hours
• Elective: 75 hours
• Research (longitudinal and virtual): 28 hours
• Renal (virtual): 30 hours

Required Activities/Coursework

• Orientation
• Evaluation & Review Week

Note

Upon successful completion of the Dietetic Internship Program, and completion of the master’s degree, interns are eligible to sit for the registration exam. Stony Brook University does not give credit or supervised practice hours for prior learning experience.