INTERNSHIP CALENDAR

Acceptance to the NYDDI internships occurs twice each year. One rotation begins in January and ends in September. A second set of rotations begins in May and ends in January. Orientations are scheduled days before rotations begin.

Interns are permitted up to a combined three days off as either religious holiday observance, personal, or sick days during the program. Requested days off must be made one week in advance with your preceptor and NYDDI. Interns are required to contact NYDDI and their preceptor when they will not be at their rotation. Time missed is expected to be made up, generally at the end of the rotation.

Note: Interns may be required to work on legal holidays, especially if working during shift coverage assignments. Arrangements must be made with your preceptor in advance of scheduling.

*Note: NYDDI builds into the 8-month program one week vacation periods during late December and early July. Therefore, other than the scheduled week interns may not take other vacation time.

The intern schedule must model the preceptor’s schedule. The ideal rotation is Monday to Friday for 8 hours a day. We count 7.5 hours of work time and 30 minutes for lunch totaling an 8 hour day.

NYDDI is closed on legal holidays, therefore interns do not work on those days. We account for those days in the calendar.

Application Deadlines for DICAS

DICAS Fall 2023 match - opens July 24th, closes September 25, 2023

Internship Rotation Schedule Summary - Fall 2023 Match

FSM-7 WEEKS TOTAL, COMMUNITY- 7 WEEKS TOTAL, CLINICAL- 7 WEEKS TOTAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION INFLUENCER 7 WEEKS TOTAL

(Preferable rotation order is: FSM, Community, Clinical, Health and Nutrition Influencer)

DATE ROTATION WILL TAKE PLACE & NUMBER OF WEEKS	LOCATION	PRECEPTOR SUPERVISING & CONTACT INFORMATION	ROTATION & EXPERIENCE OBTAINED
Match Nov. 5, 2023 Jan. 4 - Jan. 6, 2024	Orientation	Leslie Rosen, RDN	Program Orientation
7 weeks (250 hrs.)	FSM	Preceptor______________ Phone_________________ Email_________________	FSM - Food Service Management Hospital, school food service, LTC Orientation, Management principles, budgeting, ordering, inventory, menu development, human resource management, food service production
7 weeks (250 hrs.)	Community	Preceptor______________ Phone_________________ Email_________________	Community Nutrition Senior centers, community based organizations Assessing needs of the population, creating community education programs, budgeting, management, program development and assessment
7 weeks (250 hrs.)	CLINICAL	Preceptor______________ Phone_________________ Email_________________	Clinical Nutrition Cardiac, GI, Long-term Care, DM, Wt. mgt, Cancer, Rehabilitation, Nutrition Support, Pediatrics Orientation, interview, screen & monitor patients, nutrition assessment & intervention, charting & medical records, individualized pt. menu, pt. counseling, apply nutrition care plan, research, case studies for common disease states, PES statements.
7 weeks (250 hrs.)	Health and Nutrition Influencer	Preceptor______________ Phone_________________ Email_________________	Elective Rotation competencies and activities TBD by program director in collaboration with preceptor and intern.
TOTAL = 1000 hrs. 32 weeks Rotations run for 28 weeks. Full term includes a three day orientation, 1 week vacation and RD prep totaling 32 weeks.

Internship Rotation Schedule Summary - Spring 2023 Match