Additional Internship Requirements

  1. Each student will give a formal case study presentation at the end of their clinical rotation. Whenever possible, the case should be on a unique disease or condition observed during the clinical rotation. Further instructions are found in the Canvas
    course.
  2. Each student will give an information presentation based on their experience at either their food service management or community rotation. Background and informative data on the main roles of the rotation site are expected (e.g., information on the
    National School Lunch program).
  3. Each student will participate in an event that advocates for local, state, or national legislative and regulatory issues or policies impacting the nutrition and dietetic profession (CRDN 2.13).
  4. Each student will submit an abstract and prepare a poster associated with the abstract for presentation at the professional meeting (Annual Nutrition Conference and Expo in MA).
  5. Each student will develop an objective for their two-week (8-day) specialty/plan your own rotation.
  6. Each student will maintain documentation of hours spent in supervised practice (UMass Amherst DI rotation log) and have it signed by the preceptor at the end of the rotation and upload to CastleBranch. Alternate supervised practice hours (e.g., abstract project) must also be documented by the program director and submitted in CastleBranch.