DI Application
Application process for Dietetic Internship Program ONLY:
The Dietetic Internship Program uses the online centralized internship application, DICAS, which may be accessed accessed at https://portal.dicas.org (email DICASinfo@DICAS.org)
DICAS will be available in December 2012 for the Spring 2013 Match. The online application must be completed for our program by 11:59 p.m. Central Time on February 15, 2013.
When completing the application form, applicants must include the name and contact information (specifically an e-mail address) for each reference. This will trigger an e-mail message requesting completion of a reference form. The reference form will be completed online. Students submitting more than one application will need to use the same individuals as references for each application.
Applicants who apply to internships using DICAS will be asked to complete a personal statement.
Questions to be addressed in the personal statement (1000 word limit) include:
- Why do you want to enter the dietetics profession?
- Discuss experiences that have helped to prepare you for a career in dietetics
- What are your short-term and long-term goals?
- What are your strengths and weaknesses or areas needing improvement?
Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended should be sent to:
DICAS- Transcript Dept.
PO Box 9118
Watertown, MA 02472
Computer Matching
Applicants to the OHSU Dietetic Internship Program must participate in computer matching through D&D Digital, available at http://www.dnddigital.com
Application Fee
Applicants to the Dietetic Internship Program must submit a $50.00 application fee to our program. Checks should be made payable to the Graduate Programs in Human Nutrition and must be received by our office no later than February 15, 2013. Applications will not be considered if the application fee has not been received by February 15, 2013. Checks should be sent to the following address:
Graduate Programs in Human Nutrition
Mail Code: GH207
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd.
Portland, OR 97239-3098
Please note:Applicants applying to both the Dietetic Internship Program and combined Master's/ Dietetic Internship should submit one application fee in the amount of $50.00
Interviews
Applicants may receive a request for a brief telephone interview with the Dietetic Internship Director; however, an applicant who is not contacted for a telephone interview should not assume that he/she has been dismissed from consideration by the program.
The admissions process of the Dietetic Internship Program and the Master's programs adheres to the policies of fair practices and equal opportunity defined by OHSU, the School of Medicine and the Graduate Programs in Human Nutrition.
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