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GRADUATE DIETETIC INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
General Information

Appointments available: Four.

Entrance date: Late September – early October.

Stipend: $75 Cdn biweekly.

Language: Proficiency in English is required.

Work hours: 37.5 hours/week. Some weekends and shift work involved.

Vacation: Two weeks, usually assigned at Christmas and Easter.

Holidays: 10 days.

Sick Days: 10 days.

Uniform: Intern's responsibility or may be borrowed from the department. Plain uniform and closed-toe shoes are required while in junior administrative rotations. Professional dress and closed-toe shoes are expected for all other rotations.

Medicals: Upon acceptance to the program, interns will be required to complete a medical form that must be returned prior to entering internship. An appointment with the occupational health nurse will be arranged within one month of internship start date to ensure interns have the necessary immunizations.

Criminal Reference Check: The Moncton Hospital requires a criminal record check for medical staff, employees, students and volunteers. Therefore, a current Criminal Reference Check is mandatory and must be completed, at the interns' expense.

Professional Liability Insurance: In order to complete the mandatory four-week community nutrition and other outside affiliations, interns are required to become student members of Dietitians of Canada in the spring of the internship year and purchase professional liability insurance offered through Dietitians of Canada.

Accommodations: Intern's responsibility.

Diet Manual: Manual of Clinical Dietetics – American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada.

Graduation: Held annually. Each graduating student receives a diploma and pin.

Dismissal: If at any time a dietetic intern displays a lack of mental or physical qualities required to meet the high standards of the profession, or if conduct or work is unsatisfactory in any way, the intern will be asked to withdraw from the course.

If you require further information, please contact the manager of Nutrition Services at:

Ph: (506) 857-5408
Fax: (506) 857-5621
E-mail: nutritionservices@serha.ca

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