Dietetic Interns (left to right) Audra Latham, Jennifer Johnson and Glenn Droska discuss results of the sodium balance study with preceptor Mary Joan Mitchell, far right.

MUSC’s Department of Medicine sponsors the 10-month Dietetic Internship, an experienced-based program, to prepare baccalaureate-trained students for practice as registered dietitians. With an increasing need for dietetic interns to have experience in clinical research, MUSC is fortunate to have several research projects with a nutrition component.

The training of each intern includes a week’s rotation in the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC). This internship experience, designed by preceptor Mary Joan Mitchell, includes participation in a sodium balance study. During the study, each intern follows a diet with a controlled amount of sodium, collects and measures the volume and amount of sodium in their urine. The interns write and present a report of the study and their findings. To participate in MUSC’s Dietetic Internship, students must have a bachelor’s or master’s degree from an American Dietetic Association approved program.

For more information call program director, Joanne Milkereit, at 792-1454.