Application Process

Positions
Eight candidates are selected each year for the Dietetic Internship Program on competitive basis. The program begins the first week in October.

How to Apply

Step 1: To apply to the program, please submit the following materials and supporting documentation to Mayo Clinic. Your application packet must be postmarked by February 15 of the year you wish to begin the program:

• A completed dietetic internship standardized supervised practice program application and recommendation forms.  The forms are available from the Dietetic Internship (DI) Program Director or can be downloaded from http://www.depdpg.org.
• An official transcript of all college and/or university credits.
• Three letters of recommendation:
      - One from a professor of nutrition.
      - One from a professor of food service or institutional management.
      - One from an employer.
• One- to two-page typed personal letter addressed to Mayo Clinic-Rochester Internship Selection Committee (font no smaller than 10 pt). Include your professional goals and why your chose dietetics as a career.
• A signed Declaration of Intent to Complete Degree and Academic Requirements (Verification Statement for graduates).

• A nonrefundable $40 application fee. (Checks addressed to Saint Marys Hospital)

Please send the required materials listed above in one envelope to:

Dietetic Internship Program
Dietetics Department, JO MN-98
Saint Marys Hospital
1216 Second Street SW
Rochester, MN 55902

Step 2: Appointments to the Dietetic Internship Program are made through the American Dietetic Association computerized Internship Match. All candidates must register to participate in a match.

ADA contracts with D & D Digital Systems to facilitate two matches each year. D & D Digital Systems must receive your registration by the deadlines to compete in a match.

Register
To register for a match visit:

• www.dnddigital.com/ada

Send match registration materials and the $50 computer matching fee via certified mail with return receipt requested to:

D & D Digital Systems
304 Main Street Suite 301
Ames, IA 50010-6148
Phone:  (515) 292-0490
Fax:  (515) 663-9427
E-mail:  dnd@netins.net

• Completed applications are evaluated by a Mayo Clinic selection committee, which determines whether Mayo’s application criteria have been met.
• If you are considered for an appointment, a member of Mayo Clinic’s internship committee will contact you for a telephone interview. An interview will not be arranged until your application file is complete. Interviews last approximately 30 minutes.
• Appointment letters are mailed from D & D Digital Systems approximately mid-April. You must telephone or fax the DI Program Director to accept or reject the match by 5:00 pm Central Standard Time (CST) on the Appointment Day.