Course: FCS 572. Practicum in Community Nutrition (3-3)
Prerequisites: Admission to the Dietetic Internship and instructor consent. 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 community settings, mainly outpatient clinics, stressing the planning, delivery and evaluation of preventive health services, as well as the delivery of services to persons with complex nutritional needs. Course must be taken twice.