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.	652	52
Advanced Clinical: Adult Critical Care	152
Advanced Clinical: Pediatrics	160	40Foo
Food Service Management Patient food services, production, cafeteria, human resources and project in food services and clinical management	248	8
Ambulatory Care	76	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
Total Scheduled Hours of Practice/Classes	1480	168

Updated 9.2024