Internado en Dietética

General Information

As member of the health care team, the dietitian is directly responsible for the nutritional care of individuals and groups. This care includes the application of the science and art of human nutrition in helping people select and obtain food for the primary purpose of nourishing their bodies in health or disease throughout the life cycle. The dietitian's intervention may be in food service systems management.

The Dietetic Internship program of the School of Health Professions is a post-baccalaureate program that prepares specialists in nutrition and dietetics. It is an eleven-month program providing learning opportunities geared to integrating previously acquired knowledge, obtain new knowledge, build resources for personal and professional growth, and develop skills in the best procedures for carrying out nutrition and dietetic services with emphasis in Medical Nutrition Therapy.  It provides the student with opportunities to apply and integrate the scientific knowledge of nutrition and foods in the nutrition-medical treatment of individuals and groups.

Admission Requirements

In order to be considered for admission, applicants must meet the following requirements:
· Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with courses that meet the academic requirements established by the American Dietetic Association.
· A general grade point average and area of specialization index of 2.50 or higher.
· A "Declaration of Intent to Complete Degree and the Academic Requirements of a Dietetics Didactic Program."
· An interview with the program's Student Selection Committee.
· All applicants to the Dietetic Internship must participate in computer matching. Applicants should request instructions to prioritized their dietetic internship preferences. Applicants should request this material from any didactic program in dietetics. For further information contact the program.
· The applicant must be completely fluent in Spanish and must also have knowledge and comprehension of English

Program of Study

The Dietetic Internship Program, is an eleven (11) months program (45 weeks).  It provides the dietetic intern with supervised practice experiences suitable for developing skills in the best procedures for carrying out nutrition and dietetic services.

· Dietetic Internship Introductory Course:

Students must complete an introductory course related to nutrition and dietetics, offered during the first four (4) weeks of the academic year.

· Supervised Practice Experiences:

Medical Nutrition Therapy concentration

Informative Sheet

(Please click here to download the Informative Sheet of the Program)

Graduation Requirements

· In order for students must satisfactorily complete the introductory course and all clinical experiences as specified by the Program.

Program Faculty

Dra. Ivonne Angleró Vega
Prof. Sonia I. Serrano Serrano
Prof. Luz Alba Ruiz Sanchez
Prof. Alicia Diaz Boulon

Physical Address

Medical Center Complex
Monacillo Area, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
· School of Health Professions, Medical Sciences Campus

Telephones
Director: 787-758-2525, ext. 4504
Secretary: 787-758-2525, ext. 4503
Fax: 787-756-8529

Last Modified: 09/24/2009