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222.815.01
Human Nutrition - Registered Dietitian (Rd) Program Practicum

Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
Variable Credit
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Engages the student, the placement agency, and the faculty in shared responsibility for the provision and acquisition of practical experience in a nutrition-related public health area. Led by the Johns Hopkins Bayview Clinical Nutrition Department, the practicum extends from June (following the year of coursework) to February of the next calendar year (3rd quarter of the subsequent academic year). Consists of a series of specific rotations in clinical, food service and community nutrition, and culminates in a 10-week public health placement.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Transition from student to public health dietetics professional
  2. Integrate and apply methods and skills learned in courses taken on the first year of the MSPH in a practical setting
  3. Develop new skills essential for functioning as an effective nutrition and dietetics professional, in assuming responsibility on the ground and becoming a reliable and collaborative member of a project team, an effective communicator, writer, trainer and implementer
  4. Integrate and understand knowledge through critical literature reviews, and analysis and interpretation of scientific data
  5. Develop a proposal, take initiative, provide direction, and participate in the implementation, evaluation and/or analysis required to establish and achieve project goals
  6. Communicate effectively, manage relationships and participate in teams
Enrollment Restriction
Only students previously accepted to the MSPH/Registered Dietitian program and on their 2nd year.
Special Comments

Community involvement: Rotations at PACE, Moveable Feast, WIC, & Baltimore City School System