| Internado en Dietética
General Information
The Dietetic
Internship Program established goals that reflect the program's
mission and goals: The DIP identified appropriate measures for ongoing assessment of each of the program's goals. The qualitative and/or quantitative outcome data obtained from internal and external stakeho9lders is gathered and analyzed in a timely fashion. Some of the graduate performance measures include: program completion, graduate employment, RD pass rate, graduate satisfaction, participation in community services, research activities and commitment to lifelong learning. The complete list of outcome measures can be provided upon request. Specifically, graduates of the program will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the registered dietitian and for the PR licensure exam. Outcome data demonstrate graduates have a high passage rate, at least 90%, on the PR licensure exam, passage of which is required to practice in Puerto Rico as a professional in nutrition and dietetics. The program pass rate of the RD exam is currently less than 80% for the first takers. The Internships graduates have a good success rate of obtaining. Admission Requirements
All academic requirements must be completed not later than the
end of the second semester of the academic year preceding
admission, excluding the summer session of that year.
1. Bachelor’s degree
from an accredited college or university, with courses that meet
the academic requirement prescribed by the Commission on
Accreditation for Dietetics Education the accrediting agency for
the American Dietetic Association.
2. A general grade
point average of 2.50 minimum and an area of
specialization grade point average of
2.50 minimum are
required. The calculation of the grade point averages must
include academic year’s first semester grades.
3. The applicant must
have complete proficiency of the Spanish language; and also
knowledge and comprehension of the English language.
4. The
following documents have to be submitted: a) Application form to the Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto
Rico;
These forms may be obtained from:
Admissions Office
Telephones: Area
Code (787) 758-2525 Ext.5228, or
http://www.rcm.upr.edu/estudiantes/Admisiones/index.htm
b)
Official credit transcripts
of all the universities in
which the applicant has
One
(1) sent to
Dietetic Internship Program
A catalog or Bulletin describing all the courses in Nutrition
and Dietetics
c) Declaration of Intent
to Complete Degree/DPD-Verification Statement and
5. All documents
must be submitted in original.
6. The applicant should
be available and willing to come for an interview with the
Student’s Selection Committee of the Dietetic Internship
Program.
7. All applicants to Dietetic Internships listed in the
instruction booklet from D & D Digital Systems must participate
in computer matching.
Applicants should request instructions
www.dnddigital.com.
Applicants must register with the D & D
online at
www.dnddigital.com, pay
the computer matching fee and enter the DI priority choices. The
deadline for the February match is generally during the 2nd week
of February.
IMPORTANT:
A.
January 15
is the deadline
to submit completed
application; Solicitud
Uniforme
B.
Applicants are encouraged to process the application, the
transcripts and the required
documents prior to the last day of
the first semester of the
current academic year.
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: · Supervised Practice Experiences: Medical Nutrition Therapy concentration
Informative Sheet (Please click here to download the Informative Sheet of the Program)
Annual Expenses Graduation Requirements
·
Complete the
introductory course offered during the first four (4) weeks of the
academic year.
·
Obtain a minimum
of 70% in the final evaluation of each area of supervised practice,
as established by the Program.
The DIP is
designed to be completed in 11 months. In order to comply with the
institutional policies and procedures, the DIP graduation
requirements must be completed within the established maximum time
limit – 24 months.
Dra. Ivonne Angleró Vega
Further
Information
For additional
information please contact the
or
ivonne.anglero@upr.edu –
Dietetic Internship Director 787-758-2525 ext. 4503/04
Last
Modified:
06/16/2010 |
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