College of Health and Human Sciences recognizes dietetic internship students

August 4, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7512" align="aligncenter" width="608"] Students in the College of Health and Human Sciences pose for a photo at the Dietetic Internship Pinning Ceremony.[/caption] On July 22, the College of Health and Human Science’s Dietetic Internship (DI) program hosted its third annual pinning ceremony at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center. The ceremony is held annually to recognize those who have successfully completed the DI program in the School of Health and Kinesiology. To successfully complete the DI program, students had to complete 13 hours of graduate level coursework, and a minimum of 1,200 hours of supervised practice experience to include working on a farm, in a school system and in a clinical setting. Approximately 90 guests, including friends, families, dietetic interns, preceptors and Georgia Southern University faculty and staff, were in attendance. During the ceremony, dietetic interns were presented with a certificate, a verification statement of program completion required to take the Commission on Dietetic Registration examination for dietitians, and an official registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) pin from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The following dietetic interns were recognized during the ceremony:

• Carrie Briscoe
• Heather Carver
• Krista Faircloth
• Marissa Fall
• Sarah Gibson
• Michala Howard
• Keyaira Hunt
• Leah Johnson
• Madeline Lasell
• Jessica Lawless
• Jordan Lord
• La’Darius Madison
• Lauren Mitchell
• Lindsey Morse
• Brittany Roley
• Bethany Soph
• Kasey Strouse
• Yi Sum To
• Emily Tyus
• Sydney White

In 2014, Georgia Southern University established the DI program and accepted its first class of 20 dietetic interns. The program admits a maximum 20 dietetic interns annually and is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition & Dietetics of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics. Learn more about the DI program at http://chhs.georgiasouthern.edu/hk/graduate/dietetic-internship/. Georgia Southern University, a public Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers 118 degree programs serving 20,673 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered and hands-on approach to education. Visit GeorgiaSouthern.edu.