The culminating experience of the MS Public Health Nutrition Internship Program is an eight to ten week full-time supervised practice experience at a large public health agency. The block experience is carefully planned to enhance the student's professional growth and development. The student's career goals and interests are always incorporated. Block experience sites are generally located outside the state of Ohio. Program faculty spend a great amount of time arranging for the block experience including housing, transportation and preliminary orientation to the agency.

Block experience preceptors are typically working in high-visibility positions which greatly enhance the student's learning and establish valuable professional networking. Program faculty may visit the student while on block experience. The student's family and friends may also visit.

The block field experience counts for one credit hour towards the student's required credit hours. The tuition for this one credit hour is paid by the Department of Nutrition on the student's behalf.

Students are required to submit a written

report of the block experience. This report (approximately 75-100 pages) includes: an analysis of the factors which determine the policies and programs of the agency, in-depth descriptions of the nutrition programs and services of the agency, and a report of the student's activities and projects completed during the block experience. A three-hour oral report of these data is also required. Department of Nutrition faculty and students in the program all attend these oral reports and benefit from this valuable exchange of information.

"Celebrating the end of the Internship Program"

For further information on the program, please email Dr. Isabel PARRAGA at: isabel.parraga@case.edu