Mission

The Harper University Hospital Dietetic Internship will provide education and training to develop well rounded entry-level dietitians in a positive environment, which promotes health, nutrition, customer service, community awareness and continuous improvement.

Program Goals and Outcomes

Goal #1-To prepare practitioners who:

• Complete all the core competencies required by the ADA and meet expectations or above in performance of these competencies.
  • Outcome Measure- Interns will graduate the internship with an 80% or greater overall score on their mid and final evaluations.
• Complete a 45-week internship program.
  • Outcome Measure– 100% of the interns will complete the dietetic internship.
• Successfully pass the exam for registration status.
  • Outcome Measure- Over a five-year period 80% of the graduates will pass the exam on their first attempt.
• Work in the field of dietetics or a related field.
  • Outcome Measure – Upon graduation 80% or more of the graduates will find employment in a dietetics related field within 6-9 month
• Feel that they have been trained effectively and are able to provide quality nutritional care and/or services in a working environment.
  • Outcome Measure– One year after graduation graduates will rate their entry level skills as “meet expectations” or above in 80% of the competencies.
  • Outcome Measure– One year after graduation, the employers will rate 90% of the graduates as “meets expectations” or above in competencies.

Goal #2-To provide service to the community and profession by:

• Providing clinical experience to interns from other dietetic education programs.
  • Outcome Measure– Preceptors will provide general and specialty clinical experience to two interns from other local dietetic education programs each year.
• Providing nutrition related presentations to other disciplines throughout the Detroit Medical Center, other dietetic internship programs, and the community.
  • Outcome Measure– Preceptors will provide five lectures each year providing nutrition related presentations for interns in other dietetic programs, other disciplines throughout the Detroit Medical Center and/or members of the community.
• Providing health and wellness to the community.
  • Outcome Measure-The interns will participate in at least three health and wellness events during their internship year.

Program Completion requirements

• Successfully complete all rotation objectives.
• Complete all assignments timely and accurately within the rotations.
• Complete staffing requirements as defined in the rotation competencies in clinical and management areas.
• Complete 100% of the competencies as delineated in the ADA Competency Statements for Dietitians. Interns must show proficiency in all competencies by scoring 80% or above.
• Intern will work independently
• The intern will conduct her/himself in a professional manner as judged by the professional staff of the Nutrition and Food Service Department utilizing the Code of Ethics and Conduct developed by the American Dietetic Association as the criteria.