KU's dietetic internship program offers two tracks, both with a medical nutrition therapy emphasis. The dual master's degree/dietetic internship program is a 22-month program completed over five semesters, starting in August and concluding in May of year two. It is designed for those students without a current graduate degree. The program consists of 38 graduate credit hours (30 hours of didactic coursework and eight hours of practicum) along with approximately 1,150 hours of supervised practice in a variety of practice settings.

Practice Experiences

Practice experiences include clinical nutrition, community nutrition, food and nutrition management and a culminating practice area of interest experience designed by the intern to meet personal, professional and educational goals.

Here is a sample of potential supervised practice experience locations:

• The University of Kansas Health System
• Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics
• Various St. Luke’s Hospital facilities
• VA Medical Center
• Advent Health
• KU Athletics
• KU Weight Management
• Cray Diabetes Center
• Eating disorder facilities
• WIC
• Food banks
• Grocery stores
• Public schools
• Health departments
• Hospital food service facilities
• And many more!

Faculty and Format

As a student in our fully accredited program, you will train with outstanding faculty at a world-class academic medical center featuring the latest technology and interventions and ample opportunities to experience cutting-edge practice and research in an urban setting serving diverse populations in the region. 

The dual master's degree/dietetic internship program track consists of both graduate coursework and supervised practice experience completed simultaneously across 22 months (five total semesters).