Schedule and Locations

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Schedule Highlights

Full-time program with flexible scheduling options:

Complete the internship in 8-9 months (August-April)
Add an optional 2-week elective rotation
Incorporate an optional master’s degree (15 months total for internship and master’s degree)

Directors schedule rotations based on interests and needs of each intern.

Class meetings support positive relationships and work-life balance by combining in-person and remote learning.

Four weeks of vacation breaks scheduled throughout the program.

Schedule Overview

Begin the program in late August with a two week orientation.

Following orientation, there are weekly class meetings on Mondays and rotations Tuesday - Friday.

Late August - December: clinical (medical nutrition therapy) rotations.

January - April: community nutrition and management rotations.

View our 2023-24 schedule here.

Program Locations

Rotation opportunities exist in many areas throughout Virginia, including Abingdon, Blacksburg, Charlottesville, Leesburg, Martinsburg, WV, Richmond, Roanoke, Washington DC metro area, Winchester, and others.

Interns complete rotations in the geographic area to which they have applied. Interns with specific location preferences are encouraged to apply through the pre-select process.

Interns who do not have a location preference will be assigned rotations in one of the geographic areas listed above based on their professional learning needs, interests, and site availability.

Interns must attend class meetings in either Blacksburg or Northern Virginia typically twice per month. (Other classes are held remotely.)

Blacksburg/Roanoke location information (includes Abingdon, Charlottesville, and Richmond)

Interns complete their rotations within a one-hour drive of Blacksburg, or in the general location listed on their pre-select application.

Contact

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Carol Papillon, MPH, RD , bio
Senior Instructor and Director of the Virginia Tech Internship in Nutrition and Dietetics: Education of future dietitians; nutrition counseling for behavior change

Clinical Rotations

Intern placements in recent years:

Acute care hospitals

Ballad Health
Bon Secours Mercy Health
LewisGale Medical Center
LewisGale Montgomery
LewisGale Pulaski
Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center
UVA Health

Long term care facilities

Richfield Retirement Center
Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center Community Living Center
Warm Hearth Village Retirement Community

Outpatient facilities

Carilion Diabetes Center
Fresenius Kidney Care
LewisGale Regional Cancer Center (Pulaski and Salem)
New Horizons Healthcare
Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center Diabetes Program and Outpatient Clinics
University of Virginia Dialysis Centers

Community Rotations

Intern placements used in recent years:

American Heart Association
Feeding America Southwest
Food City (retail)
First We Nourish (private practice)
New Horizons Healthcare
Nourished Rx (virtual)
Nutrition Counseling Roanoke (private practice-eating disorders)
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth
Virginia Tech Athletics
Virginia Tech Hokie Wellness

Management of Food and Nutrition Services

Community Solutions Center, Feeding America
LewisGale Medical Center
LewisGale Hospital - Montgomery
Montgomery County Public Schools
Roanoke City Public Schools
Roanoke College
Virginia Tech Athletics
Virginia Tech Dining Services
Warm Hearth Village Retirement Community

Northern Virginia/Washington DC metro area location information: (includes Martinsburg WV and Winchester)

Interns complete their rotations within a one-hour drive from Washington, DC, or in the general location listed on their pre-select application.

Contact

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Amy LaFalce, MS, RDN , bio
Assistant Director of the Virginia Tech Internship in Nutrition and Dietetics: Dietetics education, medical nutrition therapy, leadership in dietetics

Clinical Rotations

Intern placements in recent years:

Acute care hospitals

Inova Health System
Martinsburg, West Virginia Veterans Affairs Medical Center
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Reston Hospital Center
Winchester Medical Center

Long term care facilities

Community Living Center, Martinsburg WV Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Goodwin Living
Greenspring Village
Lynn Care Center at Warren Memorial Hospital
The Virginian

Outpatient facilities

Children’s National Medical Center
Fresenius Kidney Care
Inova Cardiac Rehabilitation
Inova Schar Cancer Institute
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
MedStar Bariatrics and Weight Management
MedStar Diabetes Institute
Pediatric Specialists of Virginia
Somatus Dialysis Center
Valley Health Diabetes Management
Valley Health Metabolic & Bariatric Program
Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinics

Community Rotations

Intern placements in recent years:

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Policy Initiatives and Advocacy
A Nu Healthy You
Arlington WIC Program
CCI Health Services WIC Program
Capital Area Food Bank
Capitol Nutrition Group
Clementine
Common Threads
Community Support Services
Food Directions
Food & Friends, LLC
Food Minds
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Loudoun County Public Schools
Manna Food Center
Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center Domiciliary and Healthy Teaching Kitchen
Monte Nido
My Chef Shirley
Northern Virginia Family Services
Nourished Principles
Rooted Recovery
Tepper Nutrition
University of Maryland Extension Food Supplement Nutrition Education Program
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Whole Health RD

Management of Food and Nutrition Services Rotations

Alexandria City Public Schools
DC Central Kitchen
Greenspring Village
Loudoun County Public Schools
Martinsburg West Virginia Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Montgomery County Public Schools

Elective Rotations

Interns have the option to design their own two-week elective rotation. Many interns choose to complete their elective at one of the sites established for MNT, Community, or Management experiences. Additional elective sites in recent years have included the following: