Program Strengths | Dietetic Internship | UC Davis Health

The UC Davis Medical Center Reputation

• UC Davis Medical Center is a nationally renowned, multidisciplinary, academic medical center with over 600 beds where clinical practice, teaching, and research converge to advance human health and well-being.
• Its care reaches 33 counties covering a 65,000-square-mile area north to the Oregon border and east to Nevada.
• UC Davis Medical Center is ranked as Sacramento's top hospital by U.S. News & World Report for 2024-25.
• The Department of Food and Nutrition Services at the medical center provides over 3 million meals per year to patients, visitors, and staff.
  • Menus and recipes are developed and tested on-site, and food is cooked utilizing fresh, local ingredients and a large-volume scratch production method.
  • The department proudly is focused on providing patients and visitors sustainable, locally sourced whole-food and plant-based ingredients.
• Here are just a few examples of UC Davis Medical Center Featured Services:
  
  • UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center: one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive centers nationwide.
  • UC Davis MIND Institute: internationally recognized for its devotion to finding treatments and cures for neurodevelopmental disorders.
  • UC Davis Children's Hospital: a nationally ranked pediatric hospital with more than 120 physicians in 33 pediatric subspecialties.

As a Dietetic Intern you’ll be exposed to…

• A variety of clinical and administrative dietitians and foodservice managers who are experts in their areas, work in various specialties, hold specialty certifications and advanced degrees.
• One-to-one mentorship within a strong inpatient clinical nutrition services department, providing high acuity nutrition care to nine intensive care units, including Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma centers, Regional Burn Center, and a Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
• One-to-one mentorship within a multi-specialty outpatient clinical nutrition services department, providing nutrition care to all age ranges in up to 30 ambulatory/community clinics.
• Medical Nutrition Therapy for virtually all medical conditions, including:
  
  • Cancer
  • Neurosurgery
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Gastroenterology
  • Cardiology
  • Diabetes
  • Transplant
  • Rehabilitation
  • Pediatrics
  • General medicine
• A culturally diverse population of employees and patients.
• A dynamic interdisciplinary health care team, including physicians, nurses, physical therapists, social workers, occupational therapists, speech therapists, discharge planners and pharmacists.
• Experiences in inpatient staff relief after demonstration of clinical competence. Staff relief provides an opportunity to function independently and reinforce expected practices for an entry-level dietitian.
• Access to the most current research available.