Dietetic Interns work closely with MGH's highly qualified and well respected staff. Nutrition education and counseling to individuals and groups are emphasized, with time devoted to developing and refining interviewing and counseling skills. Supplemental Foods program, a growing teen pregnancy population and clients from many cultural and ethnic backgrounds. General medicine, general surgery and pediatric areas comprise the major rotations. Nutrition Support and care of the critically ill is the focus of the intensive care units rotation which include the burn unit, neurology unit, medical and surgical intensive care units and the neonatal and pediatric intensive care units.
Dietitians practice with physicians, nurses and other professionals who are leaders in their fields.
Dietetic Interns learn alongside students in medicine, nursing and other disciplines. They work with dietitians in some of the more complex and specialty areas of practice. All medical nutrition therapy experiences focus on comprehensive assessment and evaluation of patient nutritional needs, and on the development, implementation and evaluation of a plan which assures that those needs are met. Productivity expectations and cost effective provision of service are equally strong emphases. Dietetic Interns work hand in hand with highly qualified Registered Dietitians and Food Service Managers in purchasing, ingredient assembly and control, production and service.