Save Money, Stay Close to Home, Plan for the Future

Plan your life without worrying about the implications of relocating to complete your Internship. Because we are a distance program, our interns can save money by staying close to home and avoiding the costs of relocation. Interns make connections by networking with potential future employers in their communities, while enjoying the support of family and friends.

Several Payment Options to Fit Your Needs

Paying for an Internship is challenging. We offer several payment options which include paying by check, credit or debit card and multiple payment plans.

Get Credit for Prior Learning & Experience (PAL)

We participate in PAL or prior assessed learning. You may shorten your time in the Internship based on learning acquired during your qualifying educational, work or life experience.

Master's Opportunities

Priority Nutrition Care enjoys informal partnerships with universities which offer online Master's Programs in Nutrition, which recognize our Intern's Dietetic Internship experience by offering tuition discounts and or credits for having completed our Internship Program.  

Some Interns are already enrolled in Master's programs which require completion of an Internship as a degree requirement.  Our Internship can help you fill that requirement. 

Small Internship Culture, Weekly Online Meetings

While we are a large Internship, we strive to maintain our original small group culture with weekly online meetings with your RDN Program coordinator and weekly online meetings with your own small team to enhance support of our Interns, camaraderie and teamwork and the development of leadership skills, which is crucial in our profession.

Making Connections

Many of our Interns complete rotations at places where they have previously worked or volunteered.

Nontraditional Scheduling and Settings

Our new flexible scheduling includes 4 days (32 hours) per week on site (with your Preceptor) and an additional 8 hours per week off site, in your home office, to complete Internship assigned and precepted projects.  Virtual work beyond what is done as a class and in small groups and other work done on Fridays is not permitted as the the Internship has incorporated the allowed time on Fridays.

7-Week Elective Rotation

Spend your seven-week elective rotation enhancing skills in your area of interest or developing new ones. Elective rotation sites are subject to the approval of the Internship and are not considered by the Internship until after the Intern is in the Program.  Intern progress, the nature of the proposed elective site and other factors are taken into consideration in the approval process.

Business Focus

Our Program has a focus on Business that is valuable in all areas of our field.  Assignments and projects that are considered at or beyond entry level are completed throughout the program, such as clinical nutrition management, sustainability and business plannning.

Orientation

Our virtual orientation is two full days completed in the week prior to the start of the Internship.  You are not required to come to Boston at any point during the Internship.

Exam and Job Search Coaching

Intensive support from program includes registration exam and job search coaching through presentations by an experienced exam coach, an experienced career coach and elated activities throughout the Internship.