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- Application Process
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- DI Program Curriculum
- MS in Nutrition
- Program Completion Requirements
- Evaluation
- Finding sites and preceptors
- Tuition and Financial Aid
- RD/N Exam
- International Applicants
Download Forms:
Rotation Schedule Summary Template (pdf)
Preceptor agreement form (pdf)
Preceptor Qualifications form (pdf)
Distance Track Contacts:
Ms. Carla Ferrell
DI Coordinator
Office: 215 Cameron
Ph : (713) 743-9531
Fax: (713) 743-9860
cdgoins@central.uh.edu
Ms. Kirstin Vollrath
DI Coordinator
Office:213 Cameron
Ph : (713)-743-9840
Fax: (713) 743-9860
krvollra@Central.UH.EDU
Program Curriculum
The curriculum for the UHDI is based on the required competencies and student-learning outcomes as mandated by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). The supervised practice experiences are divided into three broad categories: Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) for 12 weeks; management for 5 weeks, community nutrition for 5 weeks and a 4 week elective rotation in the area of your choice. As required, the program has identified a concentration area within the MNT rotation and additional competencies have been developed to allow interns to experience a more in-depth knowledge base in this area. The concentration competencies are as follows:
- Intergrate pathophysiology into MNT assessment, diagnosis, care plan development and implementation
- Select, implement and evaluate complex enteral and parenteral nutrition regimens in complicated health conditions and/or physiological abnormalities
- Assess, implement and supervise transitional feeding plans for at-risk patients (ie chronic dysphagia, dependent feeders, end stage dementia)