ARAMARK Healthcare facilitates the Mid-Atlantic Dietetic Internship. The
program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education
of The American Dietetics Association, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000,
Chicago, IL 60606, 312-899-4876.
In the community rotation, interns plan,
monitor, and evaluate nutrition programs for senior centers, school lunch
programs, and the Fitness Center at ARAMARK corporate headquarters. The program
has graduated over 140 interns since its inception in 1990.
Program Length
The internship program is 38-weeks long and begins in September.
Generalist Emphasis
The program is divided into approximately one week of program orientation, 21
weeks of clinical rotations, 11 weeks of management rotations, and 4 weeks of community rotations.
The Mid-Atlantic Internship is centered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the
surrounding areas, as well as Maryland, including Baltimore. The following
counties in Pennsylvania have internship sites: Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery,
Chester and Delaware counties. The Maryland area internship sites are located
in Baltimore, Harford and Cecil counties.
Classes
Classes are usually held every other week. The class day may vary to
accommodate speakers, events, and professional activities. Classes for the
Philadelphia Interns are held at the Bell Atlantic Tower in Philadelphia. The
classes for the interns in Maryland will be held at the hospital sites.
Classes will include educational sessions, sharing of intern experiences, guest
speakers, student presentations and class exams.
Rotation tests are given in the classes. Many of the test questions are
similar to the "ADA style" which help prepare interns for the CDR exam.
Application Procedure and Deadline
Please visit Admission
Requirements for complete details. All materials must be completed and
submitted in one packet to the Program Director by
January 15th. The packet must be post-marked by this
date.
The program participates in the April Computer Matching through the D and D
Digital Systems. Please contact and follow the directives for computer matching
that you receive from D and D Digital Systems.
The digital match number for the Philadelphia location is 243 and for the
Baltimore location it is 167. Only one application/fee is required if applying
for both Philadelphia and Maryland locations. Please specify in the packet which
location is of interest to you.
Priority mail with receipt confirmation or certified mail is suggested to
provide interns with confirmation of delivery. Address packet to the Program
Director, as follows: Bell Atlantic Tower, 42nd Floor, 1717 Arch Street, Phila.
PA 19103.
Selection Process
All of the application packets are screened for completion and presentation,
GPA, work experience, community involvement, recommendations, and letter of
application. The applicants that meet the screening criteria are invited to a
personal interview. The travel expenses of the interview are the intern’s
responsibility. After the interview process, the applicants are ranked and the
list is sent to D&D Digital Systems.
Program Success
All of the graduates have obtained professional positions after graduation.
ARAMARK has been fortunate to hire 60-70 % of our graduating interns at ARAMARK
managed accounts.
For More Information
If you have questions or are seeking more information please send an email to
DeHaven-Lisa@aramark.com.
ARAMARK is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer.
Clinical Rotations
The clinical rotations range from one to two weeks in length. Each rotation
focuses on one area of clinical dietetics, however patients with other diagnoses
are followed during the rotation. Clinical Staff Relief is at least 2 weeks in
length. During staff relief, interns independently function as a staff clinical
dietitian providing nutritional care for a variety of patients.
The following clinical rotations are included:
Management
Rotations
The management rotations are divided into 3 emphasis areas:
Management 1 (3 weeks): Purchasing, Quantity Foods, Safety and
Sanitation.
Management 2 (3 weeks): Retail Management, Marketing, and
Financial Management
Management 3 (4 weeks): Patient Services, Food
Service Systems, and Clinical Nutrition
Staff Relief: 1 week.
On-going throughout the management rotations, interns have the opportunity to
develop management skills by assisting in the supervision of each of the areas.
Interns complete management projects. The projects vary from year to year. The
program has provided the SERV SAFE Course to its interns.
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Community
Rotations
The community rotation is 4 weeks. Experiences are planned in the following
areas:
| Outpatient Counseling |
Long Term Care / Senior Programs |
| School Lunch |
WIC |
| Wellness Programs |
Various other nutrition programs |
The internship is working with the ARAMARK Corporate Fitness Center at the
ARAMARK Tower in Philadelphia to provide nutrition information to employees. The
interns plan, provide, monitor, and evaluate a nutrition program for the
Philadelphia Corporation on Aging. The interns work with ARAMARK Business
Services which provides meals to these congregate feeding sites. Interns are
providing nutrition programs to the Philadelphia area schools.
The outpatient settings include dialysis centers, cardiac rehabilitation,
diabetes centers, private practice, WIC, and wellness centers.
One of the goals of the internship is to provide a “real life” professional
experience. Therefore, the internship is a minimum of 40 hours a week. This may
include some evenings, weekend days, and holidays. Interns work the hours of
their preceptors. If there is a class scheduled during the week, this is
included in the 40 hour week.
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