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 – Pediatric or Adult Acute Care | 664 | 52 |
| Advanced Clinical: Pediatric or Adult Critical Care | 144 | |
| Specialty Clinical: Pediatrics or Adults | 152 | 40 |
| Food Service Management Patient food services, production, cafeteria, human resources and project in food services and clinical management | 248 | 8 |
| Ambulatory Care - Pediatrics or Adults | 72 | 0 |
| Off-Site Community Nutrition | 80 | 0 |
| Supervised Staff Relief - 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
| 0 | 20 |
| Simulation experiences | 8 | 0 |
| Personal Time Off (Max 80 hours) | -80 | |
| Minimum Hours of Practice/Classes | 1400 | 168 |
Updated 3.2025