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VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
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Dietetic Internship Program
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Non-degree Internship Program Schedule
June - June: Internship (32 hours per week Monday through Thursday except when otherwise indicated)
PLANNED EXPERIENCES FOR THE NON - DEGREE PROGRAM
-- ADMINISTRATIVE DIETETICS:
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Orientation to Administration**
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1 week
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Food Production and Service
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1 week
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Administration #1: Project
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6 weeks
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Administration #2 Clinical and/or Ambulatory Care Management
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2 weeks
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Administration #3:Supervision (Staff Relief)
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2 weeks
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TOTAL=
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12 weeks
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-- CLINICAL DIETETICS:
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Orientation to Dietetics Practice**
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1 week
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Clinical Unit 1: General Medicine
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5 weeks
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Clinical Unit 2: General Medicine
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5 weeks
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Critical Care**
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2 weeks
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Renal**
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2 weeks
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Nursing Home Care Unit**
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1 week
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Affiliation: Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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1 week
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Clinical Staff Relief**
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1 week
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TOTAL =
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18 weeks
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-- COMMUNITY DIETETICS:
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Ambulatory Care
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4 weeks
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Women’s Health/Cardiac Rehab
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2 weeks
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Home Based Primary Care
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2 weeks
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Affiliation: WIC Program
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1 weeks
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Affiliation: Community
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3 weeks
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Community Special Interest
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2 weeks
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Community Staff Relief**
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1 week
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National Nutrition Month
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2 weeks
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TOTAL =
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17 weeks
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Program Break =
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2 weeks
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TOTAL PROGRAM =
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49 WEEKS
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* Note – All rotations and rotation lengths subject to change as needed.
**During the Orientation, Renal, Critical Care, NHCU and Staff Relief rotations, interns in the non-degree program will be required to work 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday.
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| Reviewed/Updated Date: July 28, 2008 |
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