Program Overview

Dietetic Internship Program

The Tulane Dietetic Internship Program is a graduate-level supervised practice program for students who would like to become Registered Dietitians. It is a full-time non-degree program with a community emphasis. The dietetic internship at Tulane University School of Public Health is currently granted accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Mission and Purpose

The mission of the Tulane Dietetic Internship is to prepare entry-level Registered Dietitians for leadership in community health practices through education, research, and practice directed at health promotion and disease prevention among individuals and their communities. The purpose of the Tulane Dietetic Internship is to provide a comprehensive and intensive supervised practice experience, with the opportunities to acquire the competencies necessary to function as an entry-level practitioner and to make the student registration eligible (to be qualified to register for the Registered Dietitian [RD] Exam).

Program Details

• The Tulane Dietetic Internship lasts 10 months and provides practical training and field experience in various community, clinical, and food service and management settings in the greater New Orleans area.
• The program accepts 20 interns per year.
• All Interns must have a master’s degree in any subject to be eligible for a DI verification statement.
• 12 hours from the Tulane DI may be substituted for 12 hours of the Tulane Nutrition master’s program.
• The internship begins in the Fall semester and is completed in June.
• Interns must successfully complete all rotations and exams to receive a verification statement and be eligible to take the CDR Registration Examination in Dietetics.
• Interns must follow the policies/procedures required by the rotation facilities.
• Interns must remove facial jewelry and tattoos must be covered with clothing while at internship rotation sites.

Program String and Field of Study

• Program String: PHCER_GR, DI
• Field of Study: Dietetic Internship

Department and School

The Dietetic Internship program is part of the Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences within the Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. The department offers various programs, including:

• Community Health Sciences, MPH
• Dietetic Internship
• Health Communication and Education, MPH
• Maternal and Child Health Certificate (Graduate)
• Maternal and Child Health, MPH
• Nutrition, MPH
• Nutrition, MSPH
• Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences, MPH
• Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences, PhD
• Violence Prevention Certificate (Graduate)