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Welcome to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Dietetic Internship Program. At Vanderbilt, we are passionate about connecting evidenced based research to real-world, hands-on supervised practice. Our competency- based curriculum provides 1200 hours of supervised practice and interns will spend approximately 11 months in a variety of settings including clinical, food systems, community, and business.

We are one of the longest consecutive running dietetic internships programs in the nation and our graduates have maintained an impressive 95.65% pass rate on the credentialing exam for RD within one year of their first attempt for the past 3 years.  

The Vanderbilt experience nurtures skill development in critical thinking, interprofessional collaboration, evidence- based problem solving, active citizenship and lifelong learning. We train RDNs through a health literacy lens with an intentional focus on practice variety and leadership. Our strategy is to empower graduates to find their voices as everyday leaders in diverse practice settings where food and nutrition matters.

 

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Accreditation Status

The VUMC Dietetic Internship is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190, Chicago, IL  60606-6995, 800-877-1600 ext 5400. https://www.eatrightpro.org/acend

Master's Requirement

Effective 1/1/2024, the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) requires a minimum of a master’s degree to be eligible to take the credentialing exam to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).  To be approved for registration examination eligibility with a bachelor’s degree, an individual must meet all eligibility requirements and must be submitted into the CDR’s Registration Eligibility Processing System (REPS) before 12:00 midnight Central Time, 12/31/2023.  For more information about this requirement visit CDR’s website:  https://www.cdrnet.org/graduatedegree