Supervised Practice and Classroom Hours

UCSF Health Dietetic Internship Supervised Practice Hours

The UCSF Medical Center Dietetic Internship does not grant credit or waive supervised practice hours based upon prior work experience, volunteer experience, or other learning experiences.   

Rotation Planned Supervised Practice Hours Classroom Hours
Orientation 0 40
Clinical Nutrition Core – Adult Acute Care

May include: Obstetrics, solid organ transplant (heart, lung, kidney, liver, pancreas), malignant hematology, cardiology, neuroscience, neurospine, general medicine, psychiatry, surgery (GI, surgical oncology, head and neck, gyn oc, plastics, bariatric, thyroid).  
Includes one week of staff assistance and one week of staff relief. 

 664 52
Advanced Clinical: Adult Critical Care 144  
Advanced Clinical: Pediatrics 152 40
Food Service Management
Patient food services, production, cafeteria, human resources and project in food services and clinical management    		 248 8
Ambulatory Care  72 0
Off-Site Community Nutrition 80 0

Supervised Staff Relief
Typically in Adult Acute Care

 72 0

Elective Experience 
Inpatient or outpatient adult or pediatric specialties
Other offsite experiences (as scheduling allows)

 40 0

Other Intern Classes/Activities

  • Clinical case study presentation
  • Legislation and policy
  • Professional development and career planning
  • Inclusion, diversity, equity, and access
 0 20
Simluation experiences 8 0
Personal Time Off (Max 80 hours) -80  
Minmimum Hours of Practice/Classes 1400 168

Updated 3.2025