Graduation Requirements

The criteria for satisfactory completion from the Henry Ford Hospital Dietetic Internship program are as follows:

• 100% of assignments and experience/class evaluations are completed with faculty and student sign offs/reviews with appropriate correlating dates.
• 100% of the evaluation criteria for performance must be scored as 2 or above for all experiences after midterm review. An overall performance score of 3 or higher must be received on the midterm review. (Midterm skills review experience is scheduled after a minimum of 5 weeks of Clinical Experience.)
• At least 80% of the evaluation criteria for performance after the 3 weeks of orientation/basic clinical skills and prior to midterm review must be scored as 2 or above.
• Remedial work is required if an average rating of 3 satisfactory or higher is not achieved in the midterm review experience or if an unsatisfactory rating of 1 is received after completing the midterm review experience. If required, remediation must be successfully completed. (Criteria for successful completion of remedial work are based on the dietetic intern’s specific needs and required experiences and the specific criteria developed for the remediation.)
• Individual criteria for all audits/reviews must be achieved in the Clinical Staff Responsibility experience.
• A Student Evaluation of Preceptor form must be completed for the program director and all faculty members. These evaluations are submitted to the program director throughout the internship and during the final rotation of the program. Feedback provided by the student will not be reviewed until after the student has graduated the internship.
• A resume must be completed and on file.
• A preliminary copy of “The Individualized Professional Development Portfolio” must be completed and on file.
• A “Permission for Reference” form must be signed and on file.

For Option A, students must complete all supervised practice experience hours (1216) to receive a Henry Ford Hospital Dietetic Internship Verification Statement.

For Option B, students must complete the courses required for the Master of Science Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Michigan State University and degree is awarded before a Henry Ford Dietetic Internship Verification Statement is provided. For additional information on Michigan State University graduation requirements, please refer to the Student Handbook.