Dietetic Internships in the Houston Area
There are several dietetic internships in Houston and the surrounding area.
To apply to a DI, individuals must complete at least a bachelor's degree and CADE-approved coursework requirements (Didactic Program in Dietetics). A DI must provide at least 900 hours of supervised practice and is usually completed in 6-24 months depending on the availability of a part-time schedule or requirement of graduate credit. Individuals completing the program who are verified by the program director are eligible to write the CDR registration examination for dietitians.
Appointments to DIs are awarded on a competitive basis and most use a national computer matching process. Programs not participating in computer matching accept applications only from individuals employed by the sponsoring organization. Prospective applicants must contact program directors for current information, including application deadline dates. Programs will provide application forms and detailed information on program requirements, tuition, and financial aid upon request.
The information in this listing, including program details, is intended to be as accurate as possible when posted, but is subject to change without notice. The American Dietetic Association and the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education assume no responsibility for changes or errors in the compilation of this information, and no one accessing and using the information shall have any right of recovery on account of its use.
Updated October 11, 2008
Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
Director: Caroline F. Nelson, MS, RD
2002 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, Texas 77030-4298
Phone: 713-791-1414 ext. 5290
Fax: 713-794-7448
Email: caroline.nelson@va.gov
Computer Matching: April
Start Date: August
Other: MS degree from Texas Woman's University
Must be a US Citizen to apply. Financial Stipend of $13,118; no application fees. No employment requirement but program director assists with job placement at VA facilities across the nation.
Website: www.dieteticinternship.va.gov/houston
Prairie View A&M University
Director: Sharon L. McWhinney, PhD, RD, LD
Department of Agriculture, Nutrition & Human Ecology
P.O. Box 519, Mail Stop 2004
Prairie View, Texas 77446
Phone: 936-261-2505
Fax: 925-261-2501
Email: slmcwhinney@pvamu.edu
Computer Matching: April
Start Date: September
Website: www.pvamu.edu/pages/310.asp
Texas Woman's University
Director: Rose M Bush, MS, RD
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
6700 Fannin Street
Houston, Texas 77030-2343
Phone: 713-794-2371
Fax: 713-794-2374
Email: rbush@mail.twu.edu
Computer Matching: April
Start Date: July
Other: Graduate Degree Optional
Website: www.twu.edu/hs/nfs/hintern.htm
Texas WIC Dietetic Internship
Director: Sherry Clark, MPH, RD, LD
Texas Dept.of State Health Services
Nutrition Services Section, Mail Code 1933
P.O. Box 149347
Austin, Texas 78714-9347
Phone: 512-341-4520
Fax: 512-341-4473
Email: sherry.clark@dshs.state.tx.us
Computer Matching: Matching: Exempt - applicants must be Texas WIC employees and will complete supervised practices in their own geographic areas of Texas.
Start Date: April, August, February, January, July, June, March & May
Website: www.dshs.state.tx.us/wichd
University of Houston
Director: Sharon K. Bode, PhD, RD
Department of Health and Human Performance
4800 Calhoun Road
Houston, Texas 77204-6020
Phone: 713-743-4112
Fax: 713-743-4033
Email: dietintern@uh.edu
Computer Matching: April and November
Start Date: January and July
Website: http://www.hhp.uh.edu/internsthip/
University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston
Director: Ann-Marie Hedberg, DrPH, RD
School of Public Health
Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living
Human Nutrition Center, W 908RAS
1200 Herman Pressler Street
Houston, Texas 77030
Phone: 713-500-9347
Fax: 713-500-9329
Email:ann-marie.hedberg@uth.tmc.edu
Computer Matching: April
Start Date: August
Website: www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/DellHealthyLiving/diet/default.aspx
National Internship List
All available internships in the United States: ADA site