For many aspiring dietitians, the dietetic internship can appear daunting. We understand! You study for years in order to get to the place where you’re finally ready to take the next step towards becoming a certified RDN. The 1,200 hours of supervised dietetic practice will certainly prepare you well for your professional career, but what will prepare you now? Today, we’re getting the inside scoop from current KBDI intern, Callie Austin! Callie completed her Bachelor’s degree in California at UC Davis in Clinical Nutrition. She went on to acquire her Master’s degree in Public Health Nutrition in England at the University of Chester. Now halfway into the internship, Callie has provided us some invaluable insight into the day-to-day life of a KBDI intern! Check out the questions that Callie tackled during her interview.
- Why did you decide to pursue a distance dietetic internship?
- Why did you feel like KBDI was the best internship fit for you and your professional goals?
- How did you go about locating your preceptors?
- What does a typical day look like for you in the internship?
- What’s the timeline of the internship, and what does it look like from week to week? Month to month?
- Are there assignments outside of being on-site with preceptors? If so, can you explain what those generally entail?
- What’s something you wish you would have known before starting your internship?
- What’s one piece of advice that you’d give to an incoming KBDI intern?
- What’s one piece of advice that you’d give to someone preparing to apply for the KBDI?
- What’s your favorite part about being a KBDI intern?
If you’re moving towards your own dietetics internship experience, get the inside scoop from a current intern, Callie Austin, by clicking on the link below. Watch the full interview to learn firsthand what you can expect from the Komplete Business Dietetic Internship!
You can also check out more recent intern experiences in the following blogs:
A Day in the Life of A Community Dietetic Intern
Dietetic Rotations- The Intern Scoop on Clinical
Written By: Rebecca Maxwell, Western Kentucky University Nutrition Student and B.Komplete Nutrition Summer Intern
This was awesome!! Thank you for answering those questions. Truthfully, I loved the ending. That’s real life.