The Dietetic Internship Program prepares entry-level dietitians for a variety of careers in healthcare, wellness, and food service management. Some of the many responsibilities of dietitians include:
- assisting individuals and families in choosing food for adequate nutrition in health or disease throughout the life cycle;
- supervising the preparation and service of food in groups;
- developing modified diets; and
- participating in nutrition research.
Dietitians work in hospitals, health care and government agencies, food industries, corporate wellness, restaurants, schools, and private practice.
The program offers full time and part time options. The full time program is completed in nine months and combines supervised clinical practice with graduate coursework.
The part-time program also provides graduate coursework and is completed in 11 months. The part-time program is available in Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery, Dothan, and Mobile.
Students completing the UAB Dietetic Internship are eligible to take national Registration Examination for Dietitians administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Some graduates of the program choose to complete the M.S. in Clinical Nutrition degree requirements.