Course: FCS 570. Practicum in Nutrition Therapy (3-3)
Prerequisites: Admission to the Dietetic Internship and instructor consent. Recommended Corequisite: FCS 573. The seminar and practicum hours are a minimum of 424 hours including alternate hours but can increase depending on the student’s designated placement. Seminars will include instruction and simulation lab training in medical nutrition therapy. Practicum practices are at selected clinical settings, such as hospitals, stressing application of pathophysiology and related medical sciences to treatment and nutrition care. Course must be taken twice.