The WVU Hospitals Master’s/Dietetic Internship Program is designed to prepare graduates to be entry-level generalist dietitians and nutritionists in current and future roles with an emphasis on clinical nutrition. The philosophy and mission statement of the WVU Hospitals Master’s/Dietetic Internship Program is in accordance with the mission and vision of WVU Medicine.

The program goals and outcome measures include:

1. Graduates will be highly trained and competent to practice entry-level medical nutrition therapy in a variety of positions.

  • At least 80% of program students complete program/degree requirements within 36 months (150% of program length).
  • At least 90 percent of program graduates take the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) credentialing exam for dietitian nutritionists within 12 months of program completion.
  • The program’s one-year pass rate (graduates who pass the registration exam within one year of first attempt) on the CDR credentialing exam for dietitians and nutritionists is at least 80 percent.
  • Eighty percent of employers will rate graduates as “above average” (score of four out of five-point scale) for performance compared to other entry-level graduates they have hired 12 months after program completion.
  • Of graduates who seek employment, at least 90 percent are employed in a nutrition and dietetics or related fields within 12 months of graduation.

2. Graduates will have a commitment to life-long learning and service to the profession.

  • Fifty percent of graduates will indicate they are actively participating in their local and/or state dietetic association 12 months after completing the dietetic internship.
  • Fifty percent of graduates will indicate they are a member of a dietetic practice group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 12 months after completing the dietetic internship.
  • Fifty percent of graduates will indicate they plan on furthering their education or obtaining an advanced certification 12 months after completing the dietetic internship.
  • Seventy-five percent of graduates will indicate the program promoted self-directed learning and encouraged life-long learning.

Please contact internship director Jill Johnston for additional program outcome data at jill.johnston@wvumedicine.org or 304-598-4105.