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Obtain the computer matching
instructions and mark/sense card from your Didactic Program in
Dietetics (DPD) Coordinator or from D & D Digital Systems.
This request should be made to allow turn around time for submitting
your application by the February 13, 2004 postmark deadline.
There is no charge for this material. However there is a
charge for computer matching that is due with your prioritized
ranking.
Contact D & D Systems
304 Main Street, Suite 301
Ames, IA 50010
Phone: 515-292-0490
email: dnd@netins.net
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| 2. |
Obtain from your DPD Coordinator,
an original copy of the "Verification of
Completion of Didactic Program in Dietetics" (DPD
academic requirements). This form comes from the Dietetic
Program Representative where you completed undergraduate dietetic
education requirements.
If you are a graduating Senior for the present academic year you
will need to obtain a "Declaration of Intent to
Complete Degree and/or CADE Approved Minimum Academic
Requirements" from your DPD Coordinator.
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| 3. |
Recency of Education
Requirements: Additional courses in dietetics or a related
area are required to update a degree which was completed five (5) or
more years prior to the February 13, 2004 application postmark
deadline.
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| 4. |
Arrange for transcripts from
each college or university attended to be mailed from the
Registrar's Office to you for inclusion in the Dietetic Internship
application packet. These should be requested early, so that
they are received before the due date.
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| 5. |
Select three (3) persons who will
complete a Recommendation Form
with cover memo, available for download from hyperlink. We
suggest you provide two (2) recommendations from faculty and one (1)
from an employer. Those persons should provide details about
your strengths, your ability to complete this post-baccalaureate
dietetic internship and any areas they feel you may need
improvement.
Complete the blank on each cover memo and sign and date each
Recommendation Form in the appropriate places. Include an
envelop with the Dietetic Internship Program Coordinator's address
and instruct the person completing the recommendation to place the
completed form in the envelop, sign on the back seal after sealing,
and return to you for inclusion with your application packet
materials.
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| 6. |
Submit an original "Letter
of Intent", no more than 2 pages which states the reasons
for your interest in becoming a registered dietitian, the reasons
you are applying to Radford University's Dietetic Internship
Program, what you expect to learn or gain from a dietetic
internship, and your career/professional goals for the next five (5)
years.
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| 7. |
Complete an application to the
Radford Dietetic Internship Program. The Dietetic Application
and Recommendation Form may be downloaded in either a Word or PDF
format. This form must be typed, or word-processed.
Please include an email address.
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| 8. |
Place all application materials
into a pocket folder and label it with your name on the
outside of the folder.
Mail all required information for
the Dietetic Internship application in one envelop postmarked on or
before February 13, 2004 to:
Susan F. Clark, RD, PhD
Dietetic Internship Coordinator
Radford University
Box 6962
Radford, VA 24142
We suggest certified mail with return receipt
requested. Qualified applicants will be contacted for a phone
interview.
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| 9. |
Mark and mail the mark/sense
card to D & D Digital Systems with the required fee on or before
February 13, 2004. Make sure you select the Radford
University Dietetic Internship Code 230.
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| 10. |
Scholarships and Financial Aid
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Scholarships |
Contact
Information |
The American
Dietetic Association
|
www.eatright.org |
| Virginia State
Dietetic Association |
e-mail:
vdahdqtrs@aol.com
Web site: http://www.eatright-va.org/
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| Radford
University Foods and Nutrition Program |
e-mail: mntintern@radford.edu |
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Financial Aid |
Contact
Information |
| The Dietetic
Internship is approved to receive Financial Aid. |
RU Financial Aid
Office
540-831-5408 |
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| 11. |
Program Admission / Notification
D & D Digital Systems will notify you on
or before April 21, 2004 of your match status. If you match to
RU's Dietetic Internship you need to call (540-831-7679)
the Program Coordinator as
well as send an email confirmation to sfclark@radford.edu on or
before April 21, 2004, accepting or declining the computer
match.
Please note that you will receive only one computer match. If
you reject that match you will have to wait until the next
appointment date and resubmit all applications and computer
mark/sense cards.
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| 12. |
Graduate School Applications
Applicants who matched with our program and
accepted will be required to apply to the Graduate School as
non-degree students. Matched applicants will need to submit an
on-line Graduate School Application after April 21, 2004. The
DI Coordinator will be in contact with you regarding specific
directions. Graduate School Application fee for matched
students only is $40.00 (effective 1/07/2003). |
