Rotations

Core Rotations

ROTATION	REQUIREMENTS	PRECEPTOR REQUIREMENTS	SITE LOCATIONS
Foodservice Management – 250 hours	One or two sites, each must serve a minimum or 60 meals per day.	RDN preferred, but not required. Foodservice director, executive chef, certified culinary professional, certified dietary manager, nutrition and dietetic technician, registered.	Hospital, school food service, LTC food service, Head Start, Home Delivered Meals programs, commissaries.
Community Nutrition – 250 hours	One or two sites, outpatient must see minimum 25 clients / patients per week.	RDN preferred, but not required. Registered Nurse, certified health education specialist, certified international lactation consultant, appropriate degreed professional.	Community based organizations, public and private health centers, WIC, YMCA or YMHA (preferably if they have disease prevention programs) senior centers, home delivered meals, farmers markets, SNAP education, community gardens.
Clinical Nutrition – 250 hours	One or two sites – Required disease states; Overweight/ obesity Endocrine disorders Cancer Malnutrition Cardiovascular disease Gastrointestinal disease Renal disease Pregnant / lactating. If needed, learning modules are available.	Required -Registered Dietitian or RDN, Licensed Dietitian, Chief Clinical Dietitian, Clinical Dietitian, Clinical Nutrition Support Dietitian, Renal Dietitian.	Hospital, long-term care w/ enteral feeding, cancer center, rehabilitation center, dialysis center, facilities providing nutrition support, pediatrics, subacute setting, diabetes center, bariatric center, eating disorder centers.

ROTATION

REQUIREMENTS

PRECEPTOR REQUIREMENTS

SITE LOCATIONS

Foodservice Management – 250 hours

One or two sites, each must serve a minimum or 60 meals per day.

RDN preferred, but not required. Foodservice director, executive chef, certified culinary professional, certified dietary manager, nutrition and dietetic technician, registered.

Hospital, school food service, LTC food service, Head Start, Home Delivered Meals programs, commissaries.

Community Nutrition – 250 hours

One or two sites, outpatient must see minimum 25 clients / patients per week.

RDN preferred, but not required. Registered Nurse, certified health education specialist, certified international lactation consultant, appropriate degreed professional.

Community based organizations, public and private health centers, WIC, YMCA or YMHA (preferably if they have disease prevention programs) senior centers, home delivered meals, farmers markets, SNAP education, community gardens.

Clinical Nutrition – 250 hours

One or two sites – Required disease states;

Overweight/ obesity

Endocrine disorders

Cancer

Malnutrition

Cardiovascular disease

Gastrointestinal disease

Renal disease

Pregnant / lactating.

If needed, learning modules are available.

Required -Registered Dietitian or RDN, Licensed Dietitian,
Chief Clinical Dietitian, Clinical Dietitian, Clinical Nutrition Support Dietitian, Renal Dietitian.

Hospital, long-term care w/ enteral feeding, cancer center, rehabilitation center, dialysis center, facilities providing nutrition support, pediatrics, subacute setting, diabetes center, bariatric center, eating disorder centers.

Elective Rotation

ROTATION	REQUIREMENTS	PRECEPTOR REQUIREMENTS	SITE LOCATIONS
Health and Nutrition Influencer concentration -250 hours	One or two sites	Registered Dietitian preferred, Wellness Dietitian, Supermarket Dietitian, Author, Speaker, Blogger, Radio show, another credentialed professional	To Be Determined
		Registered Dietitian preferred, certified public health professional, appropriate degreed professional	SUGGESTIONS: For Public Health Nutrition Government affiliated / community-based programs, senior centers, community-based food cooperatives, local food banks, farms providing community based educational programs, shelters, anti-poverty food recovery programs.
		Registered Dietitian preferred, certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS), certification as a specialist in sports dietetics (CSSD), exercise physiologist, kinesiologist, physician, certified athletic trainer (ATC)	SUGGESTIONS: For Sports Nutrition College and university sports programs, minor and major league sports and training facilities, military sports programs, full-service health clubs where nutrition services are offered.
		Registered Dietitian preferred, certified executive chef (CEC), certified culinary professional, appropriate degreed or credentialed professional	SUGGESTIONS: For Culinary Nutrition Community based services where meals are served, culinary education and training schools and programs, private practice.

Timeline

ACTIVITY	FALL MATCH	SPRING MATCH	NOTES
Application due at DICAS	September 25 before midnight	February 15 before midnight	*Don’t wait until the last minute!
Match day	DND Digital close to November 6	DND Digital close to April 7
Accept appointment to program	Day after matching	Day after matching	If weekend, first business day
Enrollment agreement due w/ 1^st payment	1 week after matching	1 week after matching	See payment details and schedule
2nd payment due	1 week prior to orientation	1 week prior to orientation	See payment details and schedule
Rotations begin	January	May
Rotations end	August	December
After completion of requirements, Verification Statement is issued	September	January	Requirement for graduation must be met.
NYDDI enters information to CDR	Shortly after Verification Statement	Shortly after Verification Statement
CDR notifies Pearson Vue, who contacts intern to schedule appt. to sit for exam			Less than two weeks
Intern sits for RD exam			Expected within one year after internship completion