Dietetic Internship
Registered Dietitians in the Capital Region of New York State and faculty at the Sage Colleges have combined their efforts to provide a supervised practice program to achieve all the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) 2008 required competencies and learning outcomes as well as a concentration area: Leaders in Emerging Dietetics Trends. This program is only for students who have successfully completed at least a baccalaureate degree and minimum academic requirements established by The American Dietetic Association - generally a B.S. degree in either dietetics or food and nutrition (didactic program in dietetics-DPD). Successful graduates of the program are eligible to apply for active membership in The American Dietetic Association and to take the registration examination to earn "R.D." status.
The Sage Dietetic Internship integrates five graduate courses with over 1,200 hours of supervised practice experience in a variety of settings in the Capital District of New York State. Additionally, in an effort to meet the growing demand for registered dietitians, the Sage DI has opportunities to place interns in geographic locations beyond the Capital Region of NYS. Alternate placement options in NYS may include, yet are not limited to Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Plattsburgh and Utica/Rome areas. Additional placement options in western Massachusetts and southern Vermont may also be considered.
Five graduate courses constitute a dietetic internship certificate. Students have the option of applying the graduate courses to a master's degree in either Applied Nutrition, Health Education, or Health Services Administration. The option of completing a master's degree would require the student to coordinate the remainder of his/her program with a specific graduate program advisor. Completion of the degree may be done either full-time or part-time.
Application Information for Fall 2011
An application packet, which provides you with detailed information about our program and curriculum, may be downloaded from this website. For further details regarding the DI/MS option and for any other questions you may have concerning our dietetic internship, please contact DI Director, Melodie Bell-Cavallino, MS, RD, CDN, FADA, at (518) 244-2075 or via e-mail at bellcm@sage.edu.
The application and information contained in these web pages are valid for the September, 2011 class. Dietetic Internship Application Deadline for Fall 2011 Class: February 15, 2011
If you are interested in combining a master's degree while completing the Dietetic Internship at Sage, click here to find instructions for admission.
DI Information Sessions
Information sessions are held regularly throughout the year. Please check back for additional sessions related to the Fall 2011 application process.
October 20: 5 pm - 7 pm (A)
December 2: 5 pm - 7 pm (A)
December 21: 2 pm - 4 pm (ACK)
January 11: 1:30 - 3:00 pm (ACK)
All prospective interns are strongly encouraged to either attend an Information Session or arrange a telephone Information Session prior to completing the Dietetic Internship Application packet, which is due Feb. 15, 2011 for the Fall 2011 class.
ACK= Sessions are held on the Troy Campus in Ackerman Hall, Room 300.
A= Sessions are held at the Kahl Campus Center Room 224 on the Albany Campus
T= Sessions are held at Buchman Pavilion, Troy Campus
Please contact DI Director, Melodie Bell-Cavallino, MS, RD, CDN, FADA, at (518) 244-2075 or via e-mail at bellcm@sage.edu if you wish to attend one of these sessions.
