Dietetic Internship Program :: Baptist Health System

Education

Part Time Option

Goals, Outcome Statements, and Target Measures

The mission of the Baptist Health System Dietetic Internship part time option is:
To provide a high quality dietetics practice program that prepares competent advanced practice professionals by providing the experiential supervised practice experience to enhance classroom teaching and research for future Registered Dietitians.

1). The BHS Dietetic Internship program will prepare graduates to be competent advanced practice dietitians.

Over a 5 year period, the pass rate on the Registration Examination for Dietitians will be 80% for first-time test takers.
Over a 5 year period, 70% or more of graduates who sought employment in dietetics will be employed within 3 months of program completion.
On the employer survey for the question “Quality of Work”, 100% of the respondents will rate the graduate as a 4 or 5.
On the intern end of program evaluation, 100% of the interns will rate their level of competency to work in advanced practice as a 4.

2). The BHS Dietetic Internship program will provide a supply of well trained professionals to meet the employment needs of providing Doctoral prepared Registered Dietitians.

90% of the interns will complete all program requirements within 1.5 year of the start date (or within 120% of the time planned for completion)

3). The BHS Dietetic Internship program will prepare graduates for life-long learning and advancement in dietetics through professional activities and development.

Within 5 years of completing the program, 40% of the graduates will have published two professional articles in peer review journals.
Within 5 years of completing the program, 20% of the graduates will have held or currently holding a leadership role in a professional, community, or civic organization.

Description of how the DI fits into the credentialing process to be a registered dietitian and state certification/licensure for dietitians, if applicable.

See the full time option information.

Program Associated Costs

For the part time option, all of the costs are consistent with the full time option except for travel and housing.

**Estimated travel costs include: $400.00 - $500.00 for the initial airfare to San Antonio to start the program, $720.00 of local transportation ($30.00 x 24 weeks), and then $400.00 - $500.00 for the final airfare to San Antonio for the end of the program. TOTAL: $1520.00 - $1720.00

**Estimated housing costs include: $500.00 to $600.00/month rent for a one bedroom apt for the initial summer session and $300-400.00 for final trip to San Antonio for the end of the program.

See the full time option for further information.

Interns of the Baptist Health System are not eligible to receive financial aid. Student leans may be deferred for the duration of the internship. Interns are encouraged to apply for scholarship opportunities from their local and state dietetic associations as well as the American Dietetic Association.

Accreditation status, including the full name, address, and phone number of CADE

See the full time option information.

Admission requirements

Admission & application requirements for the Part Time Option (PhD):

In order to be eligible for admission into the Part Time Option of the BHS Dietetic Internship program candidates must meet the following criteria:

Doctoral degree in nutrition or dietetics related field from a regionally-accredited college or university.
Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Official transcripts of all college and/or university course work with final degree posted. Foreign degrees/transcripts must have an official evaluation (i.e wes, aacrao) stating equivalency to US degree.
An original verification statement from a ACEND approved/accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) if you are a graduate or an Intent to Complete Form if you have yet to graduate.
A minimum GRE score of 800 on combined verbal and quantitative portions of the exam. The Baptist Health System Dietetic Internship unpublished GRE code is 1988 (preferred).
Students whose DPD verification statements are 5 years or older are required to complete a minimum of 2 academic refresher courses prior to potential admission to the program. Courses may be taken at the undergraduate or graduate level from any accredited college or university (must provide an official transcript(s) to verify the completion of these classes). Due to the clinical intensity of this program, one course must be a general nutrition course and the other must be a diet therapy/clinical nutrition course.
A copy of doctoral dissertation.

Academic and/or DI Calendar or Schedule

For the part time option, the program contains a minimum of 1200 hours of supervised practice and is approximately 21 weeks in length. The program consists of one, 10-week summer session and one, 11-week summer session. Accepted interns into the part time option must utilize the program’s Assessment of Prior Learning policy so as to credit hours for past experiences. (Thus credited hours plus completed supervised practice hours must total minimum of 1200 hours of supervised practice). The program has been designed for those that may have an academic appointment to complete the supervised practice experience during the summer time.

For the first, 10-week summer session the interns will be within the Baptist Health System to complete these experiences and this will begin around mid-May. For the second, 11-week summer session the intern will be allowed to complete the experience at a local supervised practice site of the intern’s choice (ie distance). The Dietetic Internship Director will provide the intern the Memorandum of Agreement, but it is the intern’s responsibility to complete and return of the signed agreement back to the Dietetic Internship Director. The site must be approved by the Dietetic Internship Director and must be able to provide learning activities to support meeting the required competencies. Aside from the required competencies, the intern will also be required to complete daily journaling that must be e-mailed back to the Dietetic Internship Director weekly for this distance component. The intern will be required to come back to San Antonio at the end of the second, 11-week summer session for presentation of their second Case Study, submission of their Portfolio, and completion of the final/exit examination.

Graduation and/or DI completion requirements for all options for which the DI is accredited

See the policies and procedures.

Computer matching information

Computer matching is mandatory for this program’s Dietetic Internship appointments. Applicants should follow the guidelines provided by the Applicant Responsibilites—Policy and Procedure from the American Dietetic Association . Please follow these instructions very carefully. There is no-charge to request computer matching information from D & D Digital Systems. However, there is a $50.00 charge for the computer matching fee that needs to accompany the applicant’s prioritized ranking. The computer matching information and fee must be postmarked by February 15th. The Part Time Option Baptist Health System Dietetic Internship D&D code is 159.