Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Dietetic Internship

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Dietetic Internship Welcome to the official page of the the VCU Health (Virginia Commonwealth University Health System) Dietetic Internship.

Founded in 1929, the VCU Health System Dietetic Internship (formerly the Medical College of Virginia Dietetic Internship) is a 9 month accredited internship program through VCU Health System, an 865 bed academic medical center in Richmond, Virginia. This internship is a 9 month supervised practice program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The program provides MNT, Community Leadership, and Sports Nutrition concentrations through VCU Medical Center, an 865 bed, city center academic medical center in downtown Richmond, Virginia. Please refer to our website for more information about the program’s specifics. The purpose of this page is to share photos and activities of our talented current interns and alumni so that others can learn more about what makes this program unique.

Senior intern, Mya, hard at work planning out the details as Audit Lead for the senior interns' final rotation! Graduati...
10/13/2025

Senior intern, Mya, hard at work planning out the details as Audit Lead for the senior interns' final rotation! Graduation is coming quickly!

General Medicine I rotation is a wrap! Junior interns, Darcy, Dori, Becca, and Julia (not pictured) celebrated this acco...
10/06/2025

General Medicine I rotation is a wrap! Junior interns, Darcy, Dori, Becca, and Julia (not pictured) celebrated this accomplishment! Nutrition Support I starts on Tuesday!

Intern class day! Thank you, Liz Wannamaker, for coming to talk to us about diabetes! Interns experience what it is like...
09/29/2025

Intern class day! Thank you, Liz Wannamaker, for coming to talk to us about diabetes! Interns experience what it is like to live with and manage diabetes by learning to check blood sugars with a glucometer, calculate insulin doses, give themselves injections (we practiced with saline), and wear a continuous glucose monitor for a couple of weeks. To be continued...diabetes part 2 next week.

Junior interns have officially started their Foundation rotations! Kristen, Kaylee, Regina, and Skylar are in their Main...
09/15/2025

Junior interns have officially started their Foundation rotations! Kristen, Kaylee, Regina, and Skylar are in their Main Kitchen rotations. Becca (at St. Mary's Hospital), Darcy, Dori, and Julia are all in their General Medicine rotations. Let the fun begin!

Interns Mya, Intisar, and Kaitlyn deep in discussion during class day!
09/08/2025

Interns Mya, Intisar, and Kaitlyn deep in discussion during class day!

Junior interns experience their first fire drill!
09/02/2025

Junior interns experience their first fire drill!

Interns Mya and Kaitlyn show off their bulletin board created during their Main Kitchen rotation.
08/25/2025

Interns Mya and Kaitlyn show off their bulletin board created during their Main Kitchen rotation.

Guess who arrived at VCUHS yesterday?? Our August 2025 intern class! Welcome! We are SO excited you are here! 🥳🎉🎊
08/21/2025

Guess who arrived at VCUHS yesterday?? Our August 2025 intern class! Welcome! We are SO excited you are here! 🥳🎉🎊

Senior intern, Intisar, provides nutrition and exercise information to the VCU Health Life Evac team as part of the Life...
08/18/2025

Senior intern, Intisar, provides nutrition and exercise information to the VCU Health Life Evac team as part of the Life Evac Wellness program.

We love our preceptors! For Preceptor Appreciation Month, interns hosted an ice cream social for the VCUHS preceptors. P...
08/11/2025

We love our preceptors! For Preceptor Appreciation Month, interns hosted an ice cream social for the VCUHS preceptors. Pictured are Grace, Mary Anne, Leah, Mya and Kaitlyn setting things up as Director Stephanie lends a hand! Intisar poses with the M&M toppings while waiting for the preceptors to join!

CALLING ALL POTENTIAL FUTURE INTERNS....Our application portal within DICAS opened today!! If you are looking to apply ...
08/05/2025

CALLING ALL POTENTIAL FUTURE INTERNS....
Our application portal within DICAS opened today!! If you are looking to apply to our program for a January 2026, August 2026, or January 2027 start in either our Internship Only or combined Masters + Internship option, now is the time!
Need more Information? Join us at one of our upcoming virtual open houses!

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Richmond, VA
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