The value of a degree in Dietetics from UGA has once again proven to be invaluable: including the spring and fall application cycles, all 30 students who applied for a post-graduate internship were selected for dietetics internships, an essential step in earning their credentials as a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN).

Similar to other professional training programs, like dental and medical schools, dietetic internships remain highly competitive, and earning a spot is by no means guaranteed.

“Our graduates are headed to top-notch programs in Georgia and throughout the United States,” said Emma Laing, clinical professor and director of dietetics in the department of nutritional sciences. “I am so proud of their hard work and dedication toward achieving this milestone that will launch their careers.”

According to the UGA Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, students seeking to become an RDN must first complete STEM coursework in a nationally-accredited program, then earn a minimum of a master’s degree and finish approximately 1,000 hours of supervised practice in an accredited internship. Programs such as UGA’s on-campus and Online Master of Science (M.S.) in Nutritional Sciences – Community Nutrition are highly regarded and help applicants stand apart.

Madeleine Zeiler, who was matched to her first choice of Johns Hopkins Medicine, says, “In the days leading up to match day, I was riddled with anxiety that I wouldn’t get a match since nearly a third of internship applicants don’t match anywhere,” she said. “But I found calm in the knowledge that I was coming from a program with a 100 percent match rate (in previous cycles). With Dr. Laing as a mentor, the sky is the limit.”

Source: Dietetics students achieve perfect placement rate to post-graduate internships

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