Accreditation Status: 

The Marywood University Distance Education Dietetic Internship program is an accredited internship prrogram by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 899-5400.

Mission of the Program:

The mission of the Distance Education Dietetic Internship (DEDI) program is to provide a broad based educational curriculum, preparing students to meet the ADA's core competencies and general area of emphasis. The DEDI program provides the knowledge, skills and values required not only for successful entry into today's job market as competent entry-level dietitians, but also for the flexibility which permits changing roles and the development of skills needed for future specialization's which the students wish to pursue. This educational framework also supports the mission of the college to educate graduate students in "an atmosphere of respect, individuality, and flexibility for the best collaborative practices to address current and emerging health and human service needs " together with the mission of Marywood University that "calls upon students to seek their full potential and invites all to engage in a lifelong process of learning".

Program Goals:

Goal # 1. The DEDI program will provide quality supervised practice experiences to produce competent entry-level dietitians.

Outcome with Target Measures

1a. Alumni will achieve, over a five-year period, a pass rate of = 80 % on the Registration Examination.

1b. On the one-year post completion survey, 90% of the students will indicate that they agree or strongly agree that they were prepared as well as graduates of other programs.

1c. Upon completion of the self-evaluation, > 90% students will rate themselves as competent in all core competency (CD's) statements generating a mean value of > 2.0.

1d. On one-year employer evaluations, 90% of the competency statements will have a mean of 2.0 or greater.

1e. On the post completion preceptor's survey, > 90 % of the preceptors will state that the DEDI program compared favorably to other internship programs

1f. 100% of the students will present a portfolio for each course.

1g. 100 % of the students will receive a satisfactory (B-) grade in the Professional Practice course.

1h. Greater than or equal to 90% of the students enrolled in the DEDI will complete the program in two years.

 

Goal # 2. The DEDI program goal will provide a foundation for expanded professional opportunities and / or for further academic studies.

Outcome with Target Measure

2. On the one and five year post program completion survey, 90% will be professionally employed or enrolled in an academic program.

 

Courses:

The Distance Education DI program provides for the completion of 18 graduate credits as follows: 

ND 566 Supervised Practice: Food Systems Management (6 credits)

ND 567 Supervised Practice: Clinical Dietetics (6 credits)

ND 565 Supervised Practice: Community Nutrition / Staff Relief (4 credits)

ND 500 Professional Practice (2 credits)

These courses are practice courses and are not transferable into the MS program.

 

Personal Computer (PC) Requirements:

Minimum System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements
PC with a 486 or higher processor Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP 32 MB RAM 28.8k Internet connection or faster Microsoft Office 97 or higher	Pentium class PC with 400 MHz or higher processor Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP 64 to 128 MB RAM 56k Internet connection or faster Microsoft Office 97 or higher

 

 Further information about this program can be obtained by contacting:

Maureen Dunne-Touhey, MS, RD, LDN
Director , Distance Education Dietetic Internship
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
Marywood University
Scranton, PA 18509

(570) 961-4751
email: DunneTouhey@marywood.edu

 

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