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Internship/practicum requirements and expenses
• Students are required to provide their own transportation from the practicum site. The sites are all within the city of Crookston . Students without a vehicle can share a ride with another student.
• Students will be required to have current immunizations and medical insurance. This is at the students' expense.
• Students will be required to complete a criminal background check. This is provided without charge by UMC.
• Students will be required to complete HIPPA training. This is provided without charge by UMC.
• Students will be required to have a lab coat. These are available locally at several stores.
• Internship students are required to provide their own housing and pay their own expenses. Most facilities do not provide a stipend. Internship is not completed in Crookston. See list below for sites. The students are required to provide their own transportation to the internship site.
• The internship student may be eligible for financial aid to help with these expenses.
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Practicum
The student will complete three practicum for a total of 300 clock hours
Community Practicum:
90 clock hours
The student will complete supervised experience in a variety of community health care and nutrition settings. The students will participate in activities such as Head Start, WIC, food bank, food shelf, public school and health fairs. |
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Food
Practicum:
100 clock hours
The
student will develop skills in a healthcare food service system.
The student will cost and standardize recipes, complete a
marketing project, write menus, participate in quality assurance
studies, complete yield studies, and present in-service training.
Clinical
Practicum:
110 clock hours
The
student will gain extensive clinical patient care experience in
a nursing home and hospital setting. The
student will complete calorie counts, diet histories, nutritional
screening and assessments, quality assurance studies, documentation
in the medical record, diet instructions, MDS forms and care plans.
Internship
The
internship is completed in a health care or community nutrition
setting under the direction of a registered dietitian.
The internship is 400 clock hours and is taken the last semester
before graduation.
Some
of the recent places students have completed internships include:
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Altru
Health Care, Grand Forks, N.D.
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Dakota
Heartland Health Care, Fargo, N.D.
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United
Hospital, St. Paul, MN
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Health
East Hospitals, St. Paul, MN
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American
Diabetes Association, North Dakota Affiliate, Grand Forks, N.D.
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Mayo
Clinic Hospitals, Rochester, MN
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Lake
Region Hospital, Fergus Falls, MN
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WIC
program, Moorhead MN
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WIC
program, Fergus Falls, MN
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St.
Mary’s Hospital, Detroit Lakes, MN
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St.
Mary’s Hospital, Duluth, MN
Graduating Students
Students graduating will need to complete the items listed here to be eligible to take the registration examination given by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. To learn more about CDR, please refer to the following:
The Commission on Dietetic Education (CDR)
Purpose Statement
CDR has sole and independent authority in all matters pertaining to certification, including but not limited to standard setting, establishment of fees, finances, and administration.
CDR is the agency the will work with you to become registered and to maintain registration. Go to the following link. http://www.cdrnet.org/certifications/rddtr/dtrindex.htm
Registration process for graduating students.
- Go to the page on the web http://www.cdrnet.org/PDFs/pr-STUDENT%20INSTRUCTIONS.pdf This will provide instructions for students.
- Complete the linked form and turn into the program director, Sharon Stewart. http://www.cdrnet.org/PDFs/pd_addver_070104.pdf
- Complete the DTR misuse statement and turn it into the program director, Sharon Stewart. http://www.cdrnet.org/PDFs/pd-P%20Dir%20DTE%20MIS-Use%20Student%20Sign.pdf
- Please sign the transcript release statement and return it to the program director, Sharon Stewart. http://www.cdrnet.org/PDFs/transcript_degree_confirmation_release_form_4-04.pdf
- A flow chart of the registration process is linked. http://www.cdrnet.org/PDFs/pr-Flowchart-Reg%20Elig.pdf
- If you change your address before you take the registration examination please complete this form. http://www.cdrnet.org/PDFs/pd_addchange_070104.pdf
- A copy of the Study Guide for the Dietetic Technician can be purchased by referring to this web site. http://www.cdrnet.org/PDFs/0630%20form%20NEW%20-%20Dietetic%20Technician.pdf
- Read the information provided on computer based testing. http://www.cdrnet.org/certifications/rddtr/cbtfaq.htm
For more information about applying to the Dietetics program at UMC
contact:
Office of Admissions
170 Owen Hall
University of Minnesota
2900 University Avenue
Crookston, MN 56716-5001
218-281-8569
1-800-UMC-MINN (862-6466)
FAX - 218-281-8575
TTY - 218-281-8565
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