Clinical Nutrition Internship Program
Co-sponsored by
The American Society for Nutrition
and the
American Medical Student Association
This program is designed to increase the role of nutrition in the practice of medicine, medical research, health promotion, and disease prevention by providing a unique combination of educational experiences to medical students.
Prior Recipients of the Clinical Nutrition Internships
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS for the 2008 internship: February 8, 2008
Description
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) and The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) are co-sponsoring nutrition internships for medical students. Each student will work under a recognized authority in clinical nutrition in a U.S. medical school or hospital. A list of available mentors, all members of The American Society for Nutrition, will be presented to each successful applicant, upon notification of acceptance, from which they may select their mentor. The internships will last eight weeks and usually will be scheduled in the summer, but other times could be arranged. The students will be exposed to both clinical and academic aspects of nutrition. Each student will receive a $2,500 stipend for the eight-week internship.
Intern Activities
- Visit at least one nutrition clinic (i.e., outpatient, eating disorders, obesity, pediatric nutrition clinics) each week.
- Participate in at least 8 nutrition support rounds.
- Attend at least one research conference each week, (i.e., lab meeting, research seminar, or journal club meeting) to be followed by discussion between mentor and student.
- Spend one half day with a dietitian on four or more occasions.
- Write a 3-5 page research paper on a clinical or research nutrition topic of the student's choice, to be completed and presented to the mentor at the end of the eight week program. A copy of this paper will be sent to the ASN office.
- Complete an evaluation form at the end of the internship and mailed to the ASN office.
Instructions for Applying
It is the applicant's responsibility to submit these documents by February 8, 2008 to be considered by the judges:
- The application form is a PDF file and is best viewed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have the Acrobat Reader, download it now for free.
- Letter from your medical school confirming active student status and transcript.
- Letter of recommendation from your medical school dean or associate dean, in a sealed envelope.
- Letter of recommendation from a medical school faculty member in a sealed envelope.
- Personal statement (1-2 pages).
Clinical Nutrition Intern Program
9650 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3998
Questions? Contact ASN at (301) 634-7051 or via FAX at (301) 634-7892
e-mail: ameyers@nutrition.org
Notification letters will be mailed by or around April 20th.
Matching Students with Mentors
When the selected applicants are notified, each will be sent a list of mentors from whom to choose. Mentors will be leaders in the field of nutrition from medical school campuses and hospitals across the United States, and all are members of ASN. If more than one selected applicant desires the same mentor, the decision will be made by a drawing. It is also possible for selected applicants to arrange for a mentor themselves, but the mentor must be approved by ASN.