Clinical
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10 weeks in primary clinical rotation (8 weeks of training and 2 weeks of staff relief);
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2 weeks in secondary clinical rotation (inpatient or outpatient setting);
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1 week in outpatient renal dialysis;
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2 weeks in pediatrics.
**Clinical rotations are located in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. The program does not have sites in northern Virginia.
Community
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5 weeks in a variety of community nutrition organizations, food banks, farm-to-school programs, and/or University of Maryland's Campus Dining Sustainability;
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1 week in Clinical Long Term Care.
Food Service Management:
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6 weeks in a food service facility;
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3 weeks at University of Maryland Dining Services.
Information Management and Communication:
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7 weeks at USDA's FNS (Food Distribution Division, Child Nutrition/NETTA, Policy & Program Development Division and SNAP-Ed Connection), FHI-360, or International Food Information Council;
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Training during monthly technology class days.
Other:
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2 weeks of orientation;
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2.6 weeks of vacation (0.6 weeks for Thanksgiving + last 2 weeks of December);
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1 week of elective rotation.
**Note: This program requires all interns to have a car as they will be commuting to sites by car throughout the metropolitan Baltimore-DC area. Public transportation is not available for many of the sites.
