Nutrition & Dietetics Department
The onsite dietetic internship program is a full time program that will require students to come to Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The student will be placed in facilities / agencies in the Scranton / Wilkes-Barre area and attend classes on campus. The DI program consists of 33 graduate credits (18 supervised practice credits and 15 graduate credits). The 18 supervised practice credits are designed as experiential courses and are not accepted as part of Marywood's MS program. Upon successful completion of the Onsite DI program the onsite intern is eligible to take the RD exam.
All students are selected through the computer matching process. Applicants to Dietetic Internship (DI) must participate in computer matching with D&D Digital Systems, Inc.
The deadline date for the April 2010 computer is February 16, 2010.
Note: Beginning in 2010, D&D Digital will no longer accept mailed mark/sense preference cards or mark/sense preference sheets. Applicants must register and enter their priority choices online on the D&D Digital Web site.
Applicants must register with D&D Digital online at www.dnddigital.com, pay the $50.00 computer matching fee by credit card, enter their contact information and DI priority choices by 11:59 PM (CST) by February 16, 2010.
Applicant matching results will be posted on www.dnddigital.com from 6:00 PM Central Time, April 5, 2010, through April 7, 2010 (Appointment Day).
D&D Digital Systems, Inc. contact information:D&D Digital Systems, Inc.; 304 Main Street, Suite 301; Ames, IA 50010
Phone: 515-292-0490; Fax: 515-663-9427 ; E-mail: dnd@netins.net
You need to completed DI internship application and Graduate Admissions Application.
1. Completed Internship
Application, including your GRE
results. Note: There is no application fee for the DI
application.
[Transcript(s) are to be submitted with the graduate admission
application packet.]
2. Written statement of career goals / cover letter.
Important: Please indicate if you are applying to the Onsite or Distance Education Dietetic Internship in the letter.
3. Three Professional recommendations.
4. Original Verification Statement of Didactic Program completion or "intent to complete" verification.
5. You must also complete a Graduate Admission Application. Note: The online Graduate Admission Application has no fee.
The graduate admissions application packet includes the graduate admissions application,Official transcripts, 2 letters of reference. These required letters of reference are in addition to the recommendations required in the "Internship Application packet". The graduate reference form is available online on the graduate admission page.The graduate admissions application packet should be sent in a separate envelope directly to the Graduate Admission Office. This application has the same deadline date as the D&D Digital computer matching system and the DI application.
Please note: If you are interested in a Scholarship the deadline for the scholarship and graduate admissions application is February 14, 2010.
DI Program needs
Soon after you accept the D & D Digital Match for this program you will receive an email from the Program Director indicating the date for the orientation meeting on campus (usually first week of June).
DI paperwork to get started:
a. All students must provide evidence of a current physical examination. The following forms need to be completed and signed by a physician: Health History-Physical Examination, Immunization Record. For the sake of convenience, students are encouraged to have the form completed prior to relocation to the Scranton area. A current physical, Two Step PPD, proof of Rubeola and Rubella antibody titer and Hepatitis B series, is defined as one completed no earlier than May 11th of the year the student plans to begin the DI program (i.e. May 11, 2010). The Hepatitis B series needs to have the second injection completed before the program can begin. The completed form should be returned to the by June 30 to Maureen Dunne-Touhey, Program Director. All forms must be completed prior to the first day of supervised practice.
b. Electronic Criminal Record Check Form for PA residents ( If your permanent address is outside PA - you will need to complete a FBI check, contact program director)
c. Child Abuse History Clearance Form
d. Complete a Graduate Application
e. Registration Form for Summer II - 9 credits (mail this or fax this to the Program Director ASAP).
ND 565 Supervised Practice: Community Nutrition (4 cr.)ND 500 Professional Practice / Staff Relief (2 cr.)
ND 536 Communication Techniques in Nutrition & Exercise (3 cr.)
Fax number: 570-340-6029
All interns will need a computer headset
or web cam
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