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Dietetic Internship Program

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Lexington VA Healthcare System - Program Introduction

Troy Bowling Campus - Lexington VA Health Care System

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in our Dietetic Internship program! The Lexington VA Healthcare System is a newly developed Dietetic Internship program that has been granted Candidacy Accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).  Our VA Internship’s first class graduated in Spring, 2025. Even though we are technically a new dietetic internship program, we have been in affiliation with the University of Kentucky Hospital’s dietetic internship for the past 30+ years. Our preceptors have extensive experience preparing new dietetics professionals.

The Lexington VA Healthcare System offers a post-master’s degree Dietetic Internship designed to meet the competencies for entry level dietetics practice and to prepare students for the Registration Examination for Dietitians.

Our program offers acceptance to 3 interns per year with an emphasis on clinical nutrition. The program duration is 34 weeks and will provide approximately 1480 supervised practice hours. Most of the rotations will be provided on-site with the exception for a Community Rotation. Our program also provides weekly classes taught by guest lecturers with a variety of subject matter expertise.

Our medical center is a two-division facility providing acute care at our Bowling Division and primary care and long-term care at our Sousley Division. We also have 4 community clinic locations in Berea, Somerset, Morehead, and Hazard and our dietitians are also integrated in the Home-Based Primary Care program.

The main population we serve is adult males. However, interns will gain experience with other populations in various rotations.

Accreditation

The Lexington Kentucky VA Health Care System Dietetic Internship Program has been granted Candidacy Accreditation status by The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetic of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
(312) 899-0040 ext. 5400.
Http://www.eatrightPRO.org/ACEND


If you have any further questions regarding the Lexington Kentucky VA Health Care System Dietetic Internship Program or are interested in applying, please contact me at:

Valerie Wheat, MS, RD, LD
Dietetic Internship Director 

Lexington VA Healthcare System
valerie.wheat@va.gov
(859) 233.4511 ext 3352

 

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