The San Diego WIC Dietetic Internship is an accredited post baccalaureate supervised professional practice. Graduates are qualified to sit for the registration exam to become a registered dietitian. The internship emphasizes community nutrition, however, excellent training is also provided in food service management and medical nutrition therapy to ensure that internship graduates are competent in all areas of dietetics.
The San Diego WIC Dietetic Internship is a partnership of five WIC programs in San Diego County, Northern California WIC programs and the California Department of Public Health WIC Programs.
Annual enrollment is a maximum of eight interns. This includes up to two spots for interns who will remain employed with their current Northern California WIC agency while they complete their supervised practice hours and other internship requirements in their region. Six interns will complete the dietetic internship in the San Diego area.
Graduation Requirements:
| Complete at least 1100 hours of supervised practice. |
| Successful completion of all rotations as determined by preceptors and internship director evaluation of intern’s performance. |
| Completion of required Core Competencies for Dietitians and Competencies for Community Emphasis outlined in the curriculum. |