The program is 51 weeks and begins in March with 3 days (24 hours) of orientation and ends in February. The average time spent per week in supervised practice is approximately 22 -24 hours and WIC employee interns continue to work part-time at WIC. A minimum of 1200 hours of supervised practice will be completed and approximately 160 hours of didactic work will be scheduled. Additional time is required to complete homework, projects, reports and to attend professional meetings. Rotation sites generally schedule supervised practice during the regular work week (Monday-Friday) but may require that the intern be available early mornings, evenings, holidays and weekends. The average hours scheduled per day are 8-9 and are counted as regular time.
Supervised Practice
Clinical/MNT 19 weeks
Food Service Administration 16 weeks
Community Nutrition 15 weeks
Locations
San Diego:
San Diego: WIC interns are scheduled in supervised practice sites throughout the San Diego County area. San Diego acute care hospitals include Palomar Hospital, Sharp Memorial Hospitals (Sharp Grossmont, Sharp Chula Vista), Kaiser, Tri-City Medical Center, and Rady Children's Hospital. Additional clinical and food service rotations are provided in long-term care facilities, San Diego Hospice, DaVita Dialysis Centers, South Bay Union and San Dieguito Union School Districts. The Community Concentration includes the intern’s WIC agency employer (if employed by WIC) or another local WIC program, San Diego County Health and Human Services, outpatient clinics and other community-based food and nutrition programs.
Northern California: The San Diego WIC Dietetic Internship Director will work with the intern and their WIC employer agency to develop supervised practice rotations in their local community with the same type of facilities selected for San Diego interns. Northern California WIC interns may be required to travel to rotation sites up to 60 miles away.
Requirements for selected applicants prior to the start of the internship
All required documentation including background investigation, drug screening, medical exam and immunizations must be completed 6 weeks prior to the start of the internship in March. The TB test is required during the first 2 weeks of the internship to meet new hospital requirements. The intern must provide proof of liability, health and automobile insurance and a valid driver’s license on the first day of orientation.
Additional Information
Additional information can be found in the Intern Handbook