Supervised Practice and Classroom Hours | Nutrition & Food Services

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
Simulation experiences	8	0
Personal Time Off (Max 80 hours)	-80
Minimum Hours of Practice/Classes	1400	168

Updated 3.2025