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Dietetic Internship Program at Hines VA Hospital
About Hines
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Nutrition & Food Service
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For more information
contact:
Sharon P. Foley, MS, RD, LD
Director, Dietetic Internship
(708) 202-2343
sharon.foley@va.gov
The internship curriculum at VA Hines Hospital has provided interns with
academic excellence in a clinical setting for over 60 years. The first class of
dietetic interns to graduate from Hines VA Hospital was in 1944. In addition to
the core competencies required in the curriculum of all practice programs, Hines
offers a general emphasis area as well as a Nutrition Therapy emphasis area. Our
program prepares entry-level dietitians through an integrated approach that
reinforces and builds upon the required Dietetics academic preparation. The
Hines Dietetic Internship Program is accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association
(ADA), 120 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, 800-877-1600
ext 5400. Graduates are eligible to take the Registration Examination to become
Registered Dietitians with the Commission on Dietetics Registration (CDR) of the
ADA and to become active members in the Association.
Ten interns will be admitted to the program this year. The internship academic
calendar begins in August and concludes in May. During the 40-week program,
interns progress through various
clinical, administrative, and community nutrition unit rotations. Unit
rotations build upon one another and are designed to develop an appreciation for
the interrelationship between foodservice and clinical nutrition. There is one
week of vacation scheduled at the end of December, and National Holidays are
observed except when they conflict with UIC classes. A schedule of unit
rotations will be provided to interns during their orientation period.
Each intern receives a stipend of approximately $1,210 (gross) per month for 39
weeks out of the 40 weeks of the internship. Social security and income tax
withholding will vary by intern. The amount of the stipend is subject to change
at the beginning of each fiscal year, October 1.
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