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Rotation Sites
Locations
Our rotation sites are available throughout Illinois and Missouri and are at facilities that differ in size, services provided and patient groups. There are three rotations required during the supervised practice in the Dietetic Internship Program. Dietetic students who have graduated from SIU have completed internships at:
- St. Louis University
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis)
- Mayo Clinic
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Napa Valley Medical Center (CA)
- St. Francis (Peoria)
- Ingalls Memorial Hospital
- Loyola University Chicago
- Hines VA Medical Center (Hines, IL)
- Ball Memorial Hospital (Muncie, IN)
- Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's (Chicago)
- University of Indiana Hospital
- Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit)
- University of Arizona
- Eastern Illinois University
- Northern Illinois University
- Texas Tech University
- Vanderbilt Medical Center
- SIU
- and many others
The location of the rotations are provided to each student in the spring semester of the first year of the program and may require relocation to complete the rotation.
Rotation Schedule
The supervised practice includes three rotations. These rotations provide knowledge and training in nutrition assessment, health promotion and disease prevention in professional settings including clinics, health departments, hospitals, schools and long-term care facilities.
- 6 weeks in food service management
- 12 weeks in clinical/medical nutrition therapy
- 10 weeks in community
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Dietetic Internship Director
Brenda Green, MS, RDN, LDN, CLC
Quigley Hall, Rm 209 – MC 4310
Email: bgreen@siu.edu
Phone: 618.453.7513
Illinois Sites:
List of rotation sites, distance from Carbondale, and type of rotation
City | Site | Miles from Carbondale | Rotation Type |
---|---|---|---|
Benton |
U of I Extension |
33 |
Community |
Carbondale |
Memorial Hospital Carbondale |
0 |
Mgmt & Clin |
Carbondale |
Unity Point |
0 |
Mgmt |
Centralia |
Good Samaritan Regional Health Center |
70 |
Mgmt & Clin |
Chicago |
Catholic Charities |
335 |
Community |
Chicago |
Palos Health |
320 |
Mgmt & Clin |
Marion |
IDHS |
20 |
Community |
Marion |
Heartland Regional Medical Center |
16 |
Mgmt & Clin |
Marion |
VA Medical Center |
16 |
Mgmt & Clin |
Mt. Vernon |
Good Samaritan Regional Health Center |
60 |
Mgmt & Clin |
Murphysboro |
Jackson County Health Department |
8 |
Community |
Springfield |
IDHS |
190 |
Community |
Springfield |
St. John's Hospital |
190 |
Mgmt & Clin |
Urbana |
Ascend CHC |
200 |
Community |
Missouri Sites:
List of rotation sites in Missouri by city, location, miles from Carbondale and type
City | Site | Miles from Carbondale | Rotation Type |
---|---|---|---|
St. Louis |
Aging Ahead |
110 |
Community |
St. Louis |
Family Care Health Centers |
110 |
Community |
St. Louis |
Mercy Medical Center |
110 |
Mgmt & Clin |
St. Louis |
Mercy Medical Center South |
110 |
Mgmt & Clin |
St. Louis |
Monsanto/Bayer |
110 |
Community |
St. Louis |
Operation Food Search |
110 |
Community |
St. Louis |
St. Louis Area Agency on Aging |
110 |
Community |