Descriptions of Rotations

Clinical Experience

Designed to provide an in-depth experience to reinforce skills including nutrition assessment, care plan development, counseling skills and understanding and using the medical record. Students will focus on specific areas including endocrinology, cardiology, nutrition support, surgery, oncology, critical care, obstetrics and pediatrics and rehabilitation. Participation as part of the health care team is emphasized. Students will gain experience at regional health care facilities and sub-acute and extended care facilities. Students have had the opportunity to observe procedures such as PEG tube placement and gastric by-pass surgery for weight reduction.

Availability of sites varies according to staffing and other issues. Past sites include:

Acute 
· Wood County Hospital
· The Toledo Hospital 
· St. Charles Mercy Hospital
· St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center 
· St. Rita's Medical Center
· Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center
· Mercy Hospital of Tiffin
· University of Toledo Medical Center 

Sub-Acute/Extended Care
· Birchaven Village 
· Otterbein/Portage Valley Retirement Community
· Wood Haven Health Care, Senior Living and Rehabilitation

Administrative Experience

Designed to provide experience in the operation of a health care facility and school food service. Skills emphasized include menu planning, sanitation, human resource management, quantity food purchasing and production. Students will also develop an understanding of the standards of the Joint Commission . Administrative experiences are also included in several of the community rotations.

Past sites include:

· Area Office on Aging
· Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center
· Hospice of Northwest Ohio
· Maumee Public School District
· HCR/ Manor Corporate Offices

Community Nutrition and Ambulatory Care Experience

Designed to allow students to explore the dietitian's role beyond the hospital setting in the area of community nutrition services. Outpatient settings may include a family practice center or specialty areas such as diabetes or cystic fibrosis. Students will also work with the Women, Infants and Children program and will explore the role of the registered dietitian as a nutrition educator in a county health department or public education agency. Rotations may also include a corporate wellness or university wellness program setting.

Past sites include:

· Cystic Fibrosis/Pediatric Pulmonary Center at Toledo Children's Hospital
· Blanchard Valley Medical Associates
· Bariatric Solutions
· Diabetes Youth Program (Diabetes Camp)
· Toledo/Lucas County Department of Health, Environment and Health Promotion
· St. Vincent Family Care Center (WIC Program)
· Wood County Health Department (WIC Program)
· Ohio State University Cooperative Extension (EFNEP), Family Nutrition Program 
· Area Office on Aging
· Bowling Green State University Wellness Center
· Alzheimer's Association

Program Personalization

Every effort is made to tailor the Dietetic Internship rotations to meet individual student's needs and interests within the guidelines set by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education. New sites are continually added in response to individual student's requests.  The Program utilizes the expertise of other disciplines within the Bowling Green State University community such as exercise physiology, and health promotion.

Questions and comments regarding this web site should be directed to chaar@bgsu.edu.