Rotations

Core Rotations

ROTATION	REQUIREMENTS	PRECEPTOR REQUIREMENTS	SITE LOCATIONS
Foodservice Management – 250 hours	One or two sites, each must serve a minimum or 60 meals per day.	Foodservice director, executive chef, certified culinary professional, certified dietary manager, nutrition and dietetic technician, registered.	Acute care hospitals, long term and rehabilitation care centers, in-patient rehabilitation facilities, school food service (both private and public), college and university food service, commissaries, home delivered meals programs.
Community Nutrition – 250 hours	One or two sites, outpatient must see minimum 25 clients / patients per week.	RDN preferred, but not required. Registered Nurse, certified health education specialist, certified international lactation consultant, appropriate degreed professional.	Community based centers, senior centers, assisted living centers, adult day care centers, supplemental food and nutrition programs (SNAP) and women, infants, and children programs (WIC), YMCA programs.
Clinical Nutrition – 250 hours	One or two sites – Must cover; Overweight/ obesity Endocrine disorders Cancer Malnutrition Cardiovascular disease Gastrointestinal disease Renal disease Learning modules are also available	Required -Registered Dietitian or RDN, Licensed Dietitian, Chief Clinical Dietitian, Clinical Dietitian, Clinical Nutrition Support Dietitian, Renal Dietitian.	Acute care hospitals, long term and rehabilitation care centers, in-patient rehabilitation, skilled nursing facilities, cancer centers, dialysis programs, diabetes centers, bariatric centers, outpatient health counseling.

Elective Rotation

ROTATION	REQUIREMENTS	PRECEPTOR REQUIREMENTS	SITE LOCATIONS
Health and Nutrition Influencer concentration 250 hours	One or two sites	Registered Dietitian preferred, Wellness Dietitian, Supermarket Dietitian, Author, Speaker, Blogger, Radio show, other credentialed professional	SUGGESTIONS For Health and Nutrition Influencer: To be determined
		Registered Dietitian preferred, masters of public health, certified public health professional, appropriate degreed professional	SUGGESTIONS For Public Health Nutrition: Government affiliated / community-based programs, senior centers, community-based food cooperatives, local food banks, farms providing community based educational programs, shelters, anti-poverty food recovery programs.
		Registered Dietitian preferred, certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS), certification as a specialist in sports dietetics (CSSD), exercise physiologist, kinesiologist, physician, certified athletic trainer (ATC)	SUGGESTIONS For Sports Nutrition: College and university sports programs, minor and major league sports and training facilities, military sports programs, full-service health clubs where nutrition services are offered
		Registered Dietitian preferred, certified executive chef (CEC), certified culinary professional, appropriate degreed or credentialed professional	SUGGESTIONS For Culinary Nutrition: Community based services where meals are served, culinary education and training schools and programs, private practice