VA DIETETIC INTERNSHIPS

Institution / Program Director / Program Length / Program begins / Number of interns / Appointment / Degree
granted / Estimated tuition / Stipend / Financial aid
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Slot 627, UAMS
4301 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72205-7199
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare Systems
North Little Rock Division
Nutrition and Food Service (120)
2200 Fort Roots Dr.
North Little Rock, AR 72114
Web Address:
http://www.uams.edu/chrp/dietnutrition/internship/intern_program.asp / Director: Amanda Wells, MS, RD, LD
Phone: 501-686-5714
Fax: 501-686-5716
E-mail:
Assistant Director: Donna Rhoads, MS, RD, LD
Phone: 501-257-2899
Fax: 501-257-2397
E-mail: / 40 weeks / August / 14 in
intern-ship
(Only 7 receive VA stipend) / April / 12 graduate credits
Master’s degree optional / $3386 resident
$7046
non-resident / $10, 127 / Federal loan deferment; scholarship
Greater LA Health Care System
Nutrition and Food Department (120)
11301 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90073
Web Address:
http://www.dieteticinternship.va.gov/LosAngeles.asp / Colleen Ross, MS, RD
310/268-3120
Fax: 310/268-4787
E-mail:
/ 11months
(Non-masters) / June / 7 / April / None / None / $11,086 / None
22- 24 months (masters) / June (CSULB)
Sept.
(UCLA) / 4 / April / MPH - UCLA
MS - CSULB
MS / UCLA – CA resident: $13,251.50/yr;
UCLA – Non-resident:
$25,479.50 / yr.
CSULB – CA resident:
$4574/first yr.
CSULB –
Non-resident:
$12, 710 /first year / $13,502 / Federal loan; scholarship; work-study
Institution / Program Director / Program Length / Program begins / Number of interns / Appointment / Degree
granted / Estimated tuition / Stipend / Financial aid
Bay Pines VA Medical Center
Nutrition & Food Service
P.O. Box 5005
Bay Pines, FL 33744-5005
Web Address:
http://www.dieteticinternship.va.gov/BayPines.asp / Barbara Harrington, MS, RD, FADA
Dietetic Internship Director
727-398-6661 ext. 5549
Fax: 727-398-9503
Email: / 11 months / August / 6 / April / 9 graduate credits
Master’s degree optional / None / $10,127 / None
VA San Diego Healthcare System
Nutrition & Food Service (120)
3350 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, CA 92161
Web Address:
http://www.dieteticinternship.va.gov/SanDiego.asp / Teresa Bush-Zurn, MS,RD,FADA,CDE
Director of Education
858-552-8585, ext. 3781
Fax: 858-552-4340
E-mail:
/ 10 months / Sept. / 6 / April / None / None / $10,727 / None
The James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
13000 North Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33612-4745
Web Address:
http://www.dieteticinternship.va.gov/Tampa.asp / Anne E. Brezina, MEd, RD
813/972-2000 x7234
Fax: 813/979-3695
E-mail: / 43 weeks / August / 6 / April / None / None / $10,127 / Federal loan deferment; scholarship
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Nutrition and Food Service (120D)
P.O. Box 5000
Hines, IL 60141
Web Address: http://www.dieteticinternship.va.gov/Hines.asp / Sharon Foley, MS, RD
708/202-2343
Fax: 708/202-2252
E-mail: / 9 months / August / 10 / April / 4 graduate credits / $1887 for graduate credit / $10,904 / federal loan deferment
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Nutrition and Food Service (120)
One Veterans Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55417
Web Address: www.va.dieteticinternship.va.gov/Minneapolis.asp / Heidi Hoover, MS, RD
612/467-2566
Fax: 612/727-5997
E-mail: / 42 weeks / October / 6 / April / None / Serv-Safe Certification Training $90-$150;
$300 Inter-national Diabetes Center / $10,558 / None
Institution / Program Director / Program Length / Program begins / Number of interns / Appointment / Degree
granted / Estimated tuition / Stipend / Financial aid
St. Louis DVA Medical Center
1 Jefferson Barracks Drive, (120/JB)
St. Louis, MO 63125
Web Address: http://www.dieteticinternship.va.gov/StLouis.asp / Amy Knoblock-Hahn, MS, RD
314/894-6631
Fax: 314/894-6519
E-mail: / 43 weeks / August / 6 / April / None / None / $10,127 / None
James J. Peters
VA Medical Center
Nutrition and Hospitality Service Center (120)
130 West Kingsbridge Road
Bronx, NY 10468-3904
Web Address:
http://www.dieteticinternship.va.gov/Bronx.asp
/ Jean Curran-Leitch, MS, RD, CDN
718/584-9000 ext. 6845
Fax: 718/741-4238
E-mail:
/ 16-17 months / August / 7 / April / MS in clinical nutrition from NYU / $1149 per credit (34 credits) / $14,892. / Grad assistant, scholarship
Louis Stokes
Cleveland VA Medical Center
10701 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106
Web Address:
http://www.dieteticinternship.va.gov/Cleveland.asp / Anne Raguso, PhD, RD
216/791-3800, x 4375
Fax: 216/421-3014
E-mail: / 16 months / August / 12 / April / MS (Case Western Reserve University) / $41,808 or
$1,608
Credit hr. / $14,858 / Federal loan
deferment, scholarship
Oregon Health Sciences University/VAMC
Dietetic Internship, EJH-10
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR 97239
Web Address:
http://www.ohsu.edu/dietetic
/ Maureen P. McCarthy, MPH, RD,CSR
503/494-3779
Fax: OHSU-503/494-3769
E-mail: / 24 months / Sept. / 4 / April / MS in Clinical Nutrition (OHSU) / $32,805 resident
$48,932 non-resident / $13,181 / Federal loan deferment, scholarship
Institution / Program Director / Program Length / Program begins / Number of interns / Appointment / Degree
granted / Estimated tuition / Stipend / Financial aid
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
2002 Holcombe Boulevard (120)
Houston, TX 77030-4298
Web Address:
http://www.dieteticinternship.va.gov/Houston.asp
/ Caroline Nelson MS,RD
713/794-1414 x5290
Fax: 713/794-7448
E-mail: / 16 months for DI and MS
DI completed in 12 months / August / 8 / April / MS (in Clinical Nutrition – TWU)
www.twu.edu / $198/sem hr (TX res)
$479/semester hr
(non-res.) Non-resident fees may be waived; student should inquire.
Total tuition & fees =
TX Resident - $9,233
Nonresident - $19,350*
*Fees waived w/ scholarship. See website for details. / $13,118 / Federal loan deferment; scholarship; work-study
VA Caribbean Healthcare System
Nutrition and Food Service
10 Calle Casia
San Juan, PR 00921-3201
Web Address:
http://www.dieteticinternship.va.gov/SanJuan.asp / Awilda Ortiz, MPH, RD, LND
787-641-2962
787-641-7582
ext. 10322; 10323, or 10333
Fax: 787/641-8366
E-mail:
/ 11-12 months / August / 12 / April / None / None / $10,000 / None